Photo / FileA man who stripped his robbery victim to his underwear, beat him unconscious with a hammer and left him lying next a burning car has had his sentence reduced on appeal. Before his kidnappers left, they set the car on fire as the victim lay prone beside it. But the Court of Appeal disagreed on the grounds of appeal against conviction, and dismissed that section of the appeal. It also granted a further 5 per cent discount for the three years Kreegher spent on bail awaiting trial and sentence. With the new discounts factored in, the Court of Appeal settled on a new final sentence of seven years and seven months' imprisonment.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 21, 2021 23:48 UTC