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Burglary and aggravated assault of an elderly person in Christchurch in December 2005.
Was also found to be armed with a knife upon his arrest.
The victim had a heart condition
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none known
Born 1968
unknown
Sentenced January 2006 to just two years 4 months for the assault charge
Also given a (concurrent!) one year sentence for burglary
Since released
Background
NZ Herald story here
Dearman had been pictured in media hog-tied and surrounded by elderly club members while they waited for police to arrive.
Dearman had been the "laughing stock" of inmates at Christchurch Prison over the past week and would "never be able to hold his head up in criminal company again".