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Offender Databases Patrick Tahana

Patrick Chad Tahana

Alias

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Offences

Manslaughter of his stepfather by stabbing in Mangere in October 1987

Victims

Malcolm Wade

Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1969

Current Location

At large

Parole/Release Dates

Was sentenced to 4 years 4 months in June 1988
Most recent sentences not known at this stage
Released October 2001

Background
From NZ Herald story 14th May 1988
One man was sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and another was convicted of manslaughter after two trials ended in the High Court at Auckland yesterday.

In a separate trial, Patrick Chad Tahana, aged 19, of Mangere, had faced a charge of murdering his stepfather last October on the 15th. A jury cleared him of the charge and found him guilty of manslaughter. The court heard that Tahana stabbed his stepfather with a 20cm boning knife after an argument in kitchen of a Mangere house. The victim, 52 year old Malcolm William Wade, was found dead in his van the next day. Defence counsel Charles Cato submitted Tahana had no intent to kill.

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