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Offender Database Harry Houkamau

Harry Goulding Houkamau

Alias

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Offences

Attacked 71 year old Nan Withers with a crowbar while she was minding her son's shop in Christchurch in July of 1997.
Was on parole from an armed robbery at the time and had over 40 previous convictions.
Kidnapped, threatened to kill two men and robbing one of the men in Richmond, Christchurch in April 2008

Victims

Nan Withers

Offender Affiliations

Charles Wharekawa
Shane Wakefield
Houkamau was the lead offender

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1972

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Given a ten year sentence in August 1997
Paroled at final release date March 2004, reoffended 2008
Given a 7 year sentence in September 2008

Background
Latest offence detailed here. This brutal thug got just 7 years, and yet the Crown did not even bother to seek preventive detention!
The victim's son Norm Withers went on to instigate the Law and Order Referendum.
Story is here
Herald story here
Parole Board media release here
Latest offence detailed here

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