Another man then hit the victim from behind and a second victim approached before he was surrounded by the defendants. After the assault, Reuben was granted parole to a residential rehabilitation facility, but he was exited after testing positive for medication not prescribed to him. Judge Robinson sentenced Reuben to 17 months’ imprisonment to be served on top of his existing sentence. Region Duncan was sentenced to 10 and a-half months’ imprisonment, while Laymen Renata Pere received nine and a-half months’ jail. Donald Noel Collins-Roberts will serve an extra nine months on his current sentence for the attack and Marcus Paul Panapa had eight months added to his jail term.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2026 17:02 UTC