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Elone Pakileata
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Indecent assault of a girl aged 12-16 (x2), assault on a child under 14, assault on a female, assault with intent to injure, assault with a weapon, kidnapping and robbery in March 2003
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Born 1978
Unknown
Sentenced to 3 years 1 month in March 2004
Background
From the Daily News 24th March 2004
A WAITARA man smiled as he was jailed yesterday for a vicious assault, robbery and kidnapping of good samaritan who had tried to help him. Elone Tupou Pakileata, described as a committed member of his church, smiled and grinned throughout his sentencing in the New Plymouth District Court. Across the room his wife, surrounded by some of his stepchildren, cried.
The 26-year-old factory worker, who had earlier pleaded guilty to eight charges stemming from events on March 7 last year, was jailed for three years and one month. He had admitted two counts of indecently assaulting a girl aged between 12 and 16, assaulting a child under 14, assaulting a female, assaulting Casey Scott with intent to injure, assaulting Mr Scott with a weapon, kidnapping and robbery. Judge Nevin Dawson, who granted leave to apply for home detention, told Pakileata his behaviour was appalling and he had put Mr Scott's life at risk.
On the day of the incident, Pakileata's wife was out of town with her oldest child and he had been looking after his five other stepchildren. Pakileata, who had been drinking, twice indecently assaulted a young girl in the shed of his home and after arguing with the girl he threw her and one of her friends down some concrete stairs, said the judge. Pakileata was later assaulted by a group of unknown men who came around to his house. Mr Scott, who had been walking nearby, became concerned when he saw the men, he followed them and spent 15 minutes giving first aid to the accused, Judge Dawson said.
But, when Mr Scott went to leave, the accused grabbed him, punched him continually and dragged him downstairs to an enclosed bedroom, he said. Pakileata, a large and strong man, continued to attack the first- aider in between bouts during which he would sit sedately on a bed, the judge said. Mr Scott tried to escape but took a wrong turn and Pakileata dragged him back downstairs and put his head through a wall. The accused demanded money and Mr Scott's PIN number, picking up a cupboard drawer and dropping it on his body. The attack lasted for one-and-a-half hours before the victim was able to escape.
"His reward for being a good samaritan was a vicious, prolonged beating, kidnapping and robbery," the judge said. Lawyer Paul Keegan said his client was drunk and had received a serious beating from a group using sticks and there was some cause to question his state of mind when he attacked Mr Scott. The incident was out of character and Pakileata had little memory of the events, he said. Mr Keegan described the accused as ordinarily gentle, a devoted husband and father and a committed church member. Crown prosecutor Michele Wilkinson-Smith, who had asked for a jail term of between three and four years, said alcohol was not a mitigating factor.
