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Offender Database Steven Bunyan

Steven Hoani Bunyan

Alias

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Offences

Stabbed Highbury 18 year old Wiremu Waho to death in August 2002
Since convicted of assaulting a family member, twice contravening protection orders, breaching court release conditions and repeat drink-driving, all over 8 months in 2009
Also breaching protection orders and assaults on the same woman, unlawfully taking a car and selling it, theft from a Lotto shop, trespass, threatening to kill, possession of offensive weapons and breaching bail all in 2010 and 2011

Victims

Wiremu Waho

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

Black Power

Age

Born 1978

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 6 years 6 months in November 2003
Sentenced to 1 year 9 months in April 2010 for the 2009 offending
Sentenced to 10 months and disqualified from driving for 12 months and one day in November 2011

Background
NZ Herald story here
TV One story here and here
Taranaki Daily News story here relating to the 2009 offences
Taranaki Daily News story here relating to the 2010 and 2011 offences

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