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Offender Database Illya Waipouri

Illya Monty Waipouri

Alias

Mitch Waipouri

Offences

Home invasion and Grevious Bodily Harm of a Manurewa, Auckland man in October 1999.
Also seriously assaulted victim's new partner
Numerous convictions for arson, assault and burglary as well.

Victims

Robert Rogers

Offender Affiliations

Patricia Mahutoto
Peter Matahaere
Christopher Hereora (deceased)

Gang affiliations

Ngatoa/Black Power

Age

Born 1967

Current Location

unknown

Parole/Release Dates

Sentenced to 13 years with automatic parole after 8 years 8 months in May 2000
Was due for release September 2008

Background
NZ Herald story here and here. Injuries to the victims were horrific as detailed here
From the Dominion 6th May 2000
A HIRED HITMAN has been jailed for 13 years for his role in a vicious home invasion in Auckland that put three people in hospital, and earned him $500. Illya Monty Waipouri, 32, of Otara, had admitted taking part in a raid on the home of a Manurewa man last Labour weekend, to carry out a "kneecapping" contract allegedly bought by the man's former wife. Robert Rogers, 54, his new partner Lorraine McEwen, 56, and her son Rodney McEwen, 34, were subjected to a night of terrifying violence as intruders inflicted injuries so severe that veteran plastic surgeons were shocked.

Sentencing Waipouri in the High Court at Auckland yesterday, Justice Anderson told him the crime was of the type seldom seen in New Zealand courts."It was conceived in wickedness, and carried out in ruthless brutality. You are the ringleader of that outrage." Justice Anderson said Waipouri was lucky not to be facing a murder charge. Patricia Mahutoto, 52, the woman alleged to have hired Waipouri, is facing a High Court trial in July, along with three men accused of taking part in the home invasion -- Peter Matahaere, Christopher Hereora and Jay Wallace.

Waipouri went through a depositions hearing with the four co- accused, but pleaded guilty before the trial to one count each of aggravated burglary and aggravated robbery, and two of causing grievous bodily harm with intent. Crown prosecutor Simon Moore said Waipouri was a relative of Mahutoto, Mr Rogers's former wife. Deeply resentful of Mr Rogers's new partner, she allegedly sought someone to "break Robbie's legs for a thousand bucks". Waipouri said he was given instructions that Mr Rogers and Mrs McEwen were to be "done over", and Mr Rogers's kneecaps smashed. He was told there would be $40,000 in cash in the house, and he would be paid $500.

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