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Offender Database Dion Matthews

Dion Ihaka Matthews

Alias

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Offences

Double rape of and unlawful sexual connection with a 15 year old Auckland girl after taking her away without her consent in April 1996
Matthews was on parole from an aggravated robbery of a bank at the time of the attack
Escaped from Paremoremo and attempted to steal a prison van in June 1999
Also has seventy other convictions, mostly property and dishonesty crimes

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

Lewis Kupa

Gang affiliations

Black Power

Age

Born 1970

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to preventive detention in November 1996
Parole refused March 2009
Has another hearing February 2010

Background
NZ Herald story here and here
Dion Matthews and another man abducted a 15 year old girl at knife point as the girl left the 1996 Auckland Easter Show. Repeatedly raped and degraded her, leaving her tied to a tree in Otahuhu. The psychiatric report noted Matthews was on parole at the time of the attack from another serious violent offence (armed robbery), noting his progressively worsening history of offending, absence of remorse, absence of awareness of how his behaviour affected others, did not suffer mental disorder, substance abuse disorder, antisocial personality disorder, a dangerous offender with no favourable prognostic circumstances.

The psychological opinion is that Matthews remains at very high risk of reoffending when eventually released. His behaviour in prison is described as good. In 1999 he was maximum security but his classification since reduced to low security. He is described as a talented artist and is drug free. We are advised there have been no incidents since 1997. We understand he has attended the Kia Marama programme for child sex offenders while in prison. Matthews has been in custody since April 1996

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