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Offender Database Moetahi Shortland

Moetahi Hama Shortland

Alias

"Moses" Shortland

Offences

Murder of Hastings man Sean Hilton in April 1989
Assault of two of the victim's flatmates
Also firearms and previous violent convictions

Victims

Sean Hilton

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born November 1958

Current Location

Prison

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to life imprisonment (ten years at that time) in December 1989
Was released January 2002, recalled October 2007
Parole declined September 2009
Due for another hearing April 2011

Background
NZ Herald story here
NZ Herald story December 1989 here
A jury of four women and eight men took six hours to find Moetahi Hama Shortland guilty of the murder of Sean Henry Douglas Hilton in Hastings last April. Shortland, also known as Moses Shortland, was the centre of a six-day manhunt after he shot Mr Hilton in the head with a .22 rifle. He was arrested in a bush hut near Ruatoria.

Yesterday he was sentenced to life imprisonment by Mr Justice Greig. Shortland was also found gulity of assaulting two occupants of the flat where Mr Hilton was murdered. He was sentenced to one months jail on each charge. He was also found guilty of a charge of assault with a firearm on the night Mr Hilton was shot.

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