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Offender Database William Katipa

William Wii Katipa

Alias

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Offences

Aggravated robbery of three women in a Pokeno shop in 1991.
Rape of a 19 year old Hamilton woman in August 1994 in front of her two year old daughter
Accessory to the manslaughter of Barry Maihera Rimene in February 2000
Raped and threatened to kill a 13 year old girl upon his release from prison
Has an extensive criminal history with over 60 associated charges including rape, indecent assault, abduction, aggravated robbery, injuring with intent, burglary and assaulting a child
Escaped from Waikeria prison in September 2009
has a distinctive tattoo around the base of his neck, a Black Power clenched fist with up-swept eagle's wings on either side.

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

Anthony Waikato
Barry Tawera
Terry Hiku

Gang affiliations

Black Power

Age

Born 1966

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 11 years for one of these rapes in August 2003
Sentenced to preventive detention with a 10 year minimum non-parole period in February 2005
Earliest possible release date February 2015

Background
NZ Herald story here and also here regarding his involvement in the manslaughter
His escape is described here with a good run down of all his offending.
From a Waikato Times story 10/03/2001
A judge told an unemployed Meremere man he had deprived children of the opportunity to learn after he was involved in stealing computer equipment from a small Waikato school. William Katipa, 35, who has a history of convictions for burglaries, was sentenced to 2 years 6 months in prison when he appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Thursday. Earlier this year, Katipa's co-offender Terry Hiku, also of Meremere, was sentenced to 2 years 6 months' jail.

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