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Offender Database Dennis Sandilands

Dennis Ronald Sandilands

Alias

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Offences

Murdered Hastings security guard Hugh Mills in November 1999
Numerous other convictions including common assault, assaulting a female, entering with intent, threatening to cause grievous bodily harm, burglary, intentional damage, theft, car conversion, breach of bail and escaping from Sunnyside Hospital

Victims

Hugh Mills

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

Highway 61

Age

Born 1963

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to a minimum 12 year sentence in August 2000
Parole denied February 2012
Has next hearing February 2013

Background
NZ Herald story here and here. The family made numerous attempts to warn the police and other authorities that he was dangerous, including a five page letter just weeks before the murder. All were ignored.

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