Offender DatabasesViolent and Sexual Offender
Databases |
Victims MemorialA memorial to those murdered in NZ in the last twenty years
Arabic language summary | 
Chinese language summary |
Korean
language summary 0900 SAFE NZ (7233 69)
EDUCATE . ADVOCATE . SUPPORT
| SITEMAP(3)Where to find everything here | FAQFrequently Asked Questions | New!New on this site lately |
escalating violence in our community
Become a member of the
Sensible Sentencing Trust
.
Repeated sexual violation by rape of a 47 year old rural Matamata woman in 1998
.
.
none known
Born 1955
unknown
Sentenced to just four years in early 1999
Upheld on appeal in September 1999
Background
McDonald moved into the victim's home in October 1995. They were living together until March 1998 when they separated. After the victim had gone to bed McDonald went into the bedroom and she allowed him to sleep there provided that he is not to touch her. Despite her protests he did touch and raped her.