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Offender Database Anthony Roma

Anthony Lawrence Roma

Alias

Tony Roma

Offences

On April 14th 1991, broke into a house in Napier Hill and killed a seven year old boy Simon Reaney as he was sleeping.
Also tried to kill his brother Micheal.
Breached his parole conditions upon release in 2004, arrested on a charge of committing an indecent act.

Victims

Simon Reaney

Offender Affiliations

none known

Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1966

Current Location

At large

Parole/Release Dates

Was sentenced to life in October 1991
Released late 2003, was recalled as he was grossly in breach of his parole conditions
See Press Release here
Parole declined August 2010
Reparoled November 2011

Background
Was on the run for a week before he was found in a paddock in Central Hawkes Bay.
Walked into the home of a complete stranger, stripped off his clothes and smashed two sleeping boys with a car jack. One subsequently died in hospital. Roma has also pleaded not guilty to setting fire to his own flat, unlawfully taking a car and two charges of burglary.
NZ Herald story here
Herald story on his parole breach here. He was released again in 2011 despite protests from the victims family, story here
Parole was deferred from November to December, see Stuff story here

Tougher mandatory sentencing is need for child killers like Roma and for Life to mean Life with no chance of parole ever. We believe Roma should never have been released into society again.

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