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Offender Database Warwick Bennett

Warwick Keith Bennett

Alias

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Offences

Murdered his wife Yvonne Bennett in Hobsonville in 1982

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1957

Current Location

Rolleston prison

Parole/Release Dates

Convicted in November 1994 and was given a ten year life sentence.
Paroled April 2004, recalled April 2011
Parole refused December 2011
Has next hearing December 2012

Background
Parole recall detailed in this NZ Herald story. The Parole Board have made the correct decision here.
NZ Herald story here
From Brian Harmer's WYSIWYG News March 1994
"Acting on information supplied by Warwick Bennett, police unearthed the body of his wife, Yvonne Bennett in a shallow grave in the Woodhill Forest North of Auckland. Warwick Bennett is accused of the murder of his wife who disappeared from her home in Hobsonville in 1982. At this stage, the body has not been formally identified, but police are confident of the identity, as clothing found in the grave match that the woman was wearing when she disappeared."

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Corrections and Additional Information
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