Jock Davies. Ashburton builder Paul William John Stevens, 39, has avoided jail time and instead been sentenced to five months' home detention for shooting Jock Davies, 21, last July. "I miss Jock every day, I miss the twinkle in his eye, his naughty sense of humour. Davies' oldest brother George Davies told Stevens that he had failed as a firearms licence-holder and the family was facing "lifelong effects" as a result. Davies' brother Tom Davies described the eight months since the death as a "living nightmare".

Source: Otago Daily Times March 03, 2026 17:04 UTC