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Offender Databases Graeme Brown

Graeme Paul Brown

Alias

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Offences

Stabbed a man in central Auckland with intent to do grevious bodily harm in November 2001
Has extensively lengthy list of other convictions for threatening to kill, miscellaneous assaults on police, common assault, resisting police, refusing to accompany enforcement officers, speaking threateningly, using a telephone to disturb parliamentary security staff

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1956

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 7 and a half years with a 4 year non parole period in July 2002
Reduced to 5 and a half years with no minimum period on appeal

Background
Court of Appeal judgment here
The Dominion, early October 1997
A MAN telephoned Parliament and told security staff there were five missiles pointed at it and 150 kilograms of explosives in the building, Timaru District Court has been told. Graeme Paul Brown, 41, a factory worker from Waimate, pleaded guilty yesterday to using a telephone to disturb parliamentary security staff on September 13. Brown made the call about 8.30pm, but it was quickly traced.

When interviewed by Waimate police, he initially denied all knowledge of the call, but then admitted the offence, saying he was intoxicated at the time. Defence counsel Nicola Hornsey said Brown had been drinking with friends. A long discussion ensued concerning the proposed moving of the parliamentary buildings. "They all decided to do something about it and suggested he make a telephone call. He is adamant it was a practical joke and did not expect anyone would take him seriously," Miss Hornsey said.

Brown now realised the matter was taken seriously, Miss Hornsey said, but she understood that Parliament received about 30 such calls a week. Brown had since called Parliament again and apologised to security staff, she said. Judge Edward Ryan said he wished more people were aware Telecom facilities enabled any call made within New Zealand to be traced within minutes. He accepted it was an isolated matter and fined Brown $600.

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