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Offender Databases Joshua Tryselaar

Joshua Mark William Tryselaar

Alias

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Offences

Aggravated robbery of a Masterton liquor store in November 2002.
Grevious bodily harm of a customer in the course of the robbery - hit customer in the head with a tomohawk
Had just been released from prison on burglary and other charges
Tried to break out of Waikeria Prison in July 2011 and bashed two prison guards in the process

Victims

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Offender Affiliations

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Gang affiliations

none known

Age

Born 1985

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentneced to six years in January 2003

Background
Wairarapa Times-Age story here and here
Waikato Times story on the attempted prison breakout here
Court of Appeal decision here (PDF)
From the Dominion Post Apr 3, 2003
A YOUNG robber who hit a Masterton liquor shop customer in the head with a tomahawk has had his six-year jail term confirmed. The attack at the shop on November 21 affected the owner so badly that he had to give up the business, the Court of Appeal said yesterday. Joshua Mark William Tryselaar, 18, was not long out of jail from an earlier sentence when he robbed the store, took just over $1000 and two bottles of whisky. When he entered the shop and saw two people he hit the customer full force on the head with the blade, the court said. The customer was admitted to hospital and needed 15 stitches. The court said it was good luck he suffered no permanent physical damage, but both he and the store owner had been deeply affected.

Tryselaar had pleaded guilty to aggravated robbery but appealed against the six-year jail term imposed. In its decision issued yesterday, the Court of Appeal said the quite unnecessary violence to a customer took the robbery outside the normal class of small-scale robbery. The court said Tryselaar's age was hardly relevant given what he had done and his record. He had received an appropriate discount for pleading guilty and for his remorse. The court heard that Tryselaar cried when police told him a security video showed him clearly. He said he was sorry and asked whether the injured man was all right. He attempted suicide almost immediately he was remanded in custody.

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