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Offender Databases John DeVries

John Ashley Selwyn DeVries

Alias

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Offences

Unprovoked assault on a handicapped man in New Plymouth in December 2005

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

Sheldon Benge

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1986

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Convicted, awaiting details of sentence

Background
From the Daily News January 2006
Two New Plymouth teenagers who assaulted a disabled man in the central city just days before Christmas were remanded on bail when they appeared in the district court yesterday. Sheldon Benge (17) and John Ashley Selwyn DeVries (19), both unemployed, admitted the unprovoked attack when they appeared before Judge Louis Bidois. Both men were riding their bikes on New Plymouth's Gill St on December 19 when they began to follow three disabled men.

After abusing the trio DeVries got off his bike and punched one in the head. Benge also attacked the man, hitting him twice in the head. The attack stopped only when a passer-by intervened. Judge Bidois remanded the pair until February 15, warning them bail should not be seen as an indication their sentence would not be a custodial one.

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