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Offender Database Daniel Luff

Daniel John Luff

Alias

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Offences

Took the family of his ex-girlfriend hostage with a gun, then shot Detective Constable Duncan Taylor dead, and attempted to shoot Detective Jeanette Park. It appears that he had previous history of burglary and weapons offences. He was on bail for firearms offences on the day of the killings.

Victims

Detective Constable Duncan Taylor
Detective Jeanette Park

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 28th Sept 1984

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to a minimum non-parole period of 17 years in September 2002
Due for a parole hearing July 2019

Background
NZ Herald story here and also here, giving an insight into his obsessiveness.
Apparently he has spent time at the same prison as his father - a career criminal with gang connections.
This is one of a number of cases where criminality has flowed from generation to generation...

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