Murder he Club rugby is wrote back page 8 page 17 Papakura Courier Wednesday, March 8, 2017 YOUR PLACE, YOUR PAPER Walk raises awareness of suicide prevention Peopleturnedoutintheirdrovesfor theHopeWalkinPapakuraonMarch 4tohighlightthetragedyofKiwis takingtheirownlives. BEVANREAD/FAIRFAXNZ Driver jailed for drunken crash CRAIGHOYLE holding or obtaining a driver’s ‘‘It appears you still do not fully accept the crushedleg. licensefortwoyears. Surgeons had to reconstruct seriousness of what you have done ’’ A repeat drink driver has been The judgement was released the fibula usingbone surgically sentencedtomorethantwoyears recently. JudgeRichardEarwaker removedfromhiship. in prison for a smash in South The jail sentence is less than A third victim suffered a Auckland that left seven people halfthemaximumpenaltyoffive sideoftheroad. travellingatleast73.6kmhatthe fracturedvertebraeandableedto injured. yearsforhiscrimeofdrivingwith Hetriedtofleefromthescene timeofthecrash. the brain, followed by internal The crash in Papakura in excess breath alcohol causing before collapsing, drunken and One of Panton’s victims abdominalbleeding. November2015meantoneperson injury. bleeding,about50maway. suffered from kidney failure fol- Hehadtowearaneckbracefor hadtohavehislowerlegampu- Panton was arrested following Hisbloodalcoholreadinglater lowing the collision, and had 19 fivemonths,andstillsuffersfrom tated and another broke their thegruesomesmashonDominion showed as 151mg of alcohol per operationsduringmorethantwo constantpainwhichmeansheis backandsufferedabrainbleed. Rd,Papakuraintheearlyhours 100ml of blood - three times the monthsinhospital. unabletosleep. Cameron James Panton was ofSaturday,November14. legallimitof50mg. Helaterhadtohavehisleftleg It is the latest drink-driving sentenced at the Papakura Dis- He was speeding down the Panton should not have had amputatedatthekneeduetothe offence by Panton in a series of trict Court in December to 28 road,drunk,whenhelostcontrol anyalcoholinhissystematall,as trauma of being struck by the convictions that stretch back monthsbehindbars. on a corner and careered into a hewasonalearnerlicence. vehicle. almostadecade. Hewasalsodisqualifiedfrom group of people standing on the Roadtestslatershowedhewas Another victim suffered a ❚Continuedonpage3. COME IN AND GET NZ Dole Hot Cross Buns YOUR SAVE ON!! 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Wattle Downs Retirement Village, 120 Wattle Farm Road, Wattle Downs Call Margaret Cullington on (09) 264 1397 or 027 403 5087 bupa.co.nz stuff.co.nz MARCH 8, 2017, PAPAKURA COURIER 3 Muslims seek understanding Inbrief CONTINUEDFROMPAGE1 Driverjailedfordrunken NIGELMOFFIET crash JudgeRichardEarwakertold Muslims are reaching out for Pantonduringsentencingthathe friendship and understanding neededtotakeresponsibilityfor betweenculturesthroughaneigh- hisactions.’’Youroffendinghas bourhoodinitiative. resultedinextremelyserious, TheAhmadiyyaMuslimcom- extensiveandlonglasting munity is using the website physicalandemotionalinjuriesto Neighbourlyinanefforttomeet thevictims,’’JudgeEarwaker people and talk about any said.’’Itappearsyoustilldonot questionsthatcometohand. fullyaccepttheseriousnessof Takanini resident Imran whatyouhavedone.Youare AhmadisavolunteerfortheMeet entirelyresponsibleforthis a Muslim Neighbour project horrificcrashandtheserious whichhasbeenrunningforone injuriesthatyouhavecaused monthinSouthAuckland. thesepeople.’’Aprobationreport Hehasalreadymet12people assessedPantonwithahighrisk whohaverespondedtotheonline ofre-offendingandsaidheposed invitation. amediumtohighriskofharmto The meetings, organised by others.Panton’sfirstdrink-driving Ahmadiyya’saroundthecountry, offencewasin2008,whenhe aimto‘‘removemisconceptions’’ wasconvictedofexcessbreath and discuss ‘‘rising alcoholforapersonunder20.In Islamophobia’’,hesays. 2011hewasconvictedfordriving ‘‘With the increasing anti- whileforbiddenandcarelessuse Muslimsentimentsintheworldit ofamotorvehicle.Hewas is more important than ever to Fromleft:ImranAhmad,AnneMartin,DavidBuistandShafiqUrRehman. NIGELMOFFIET chargedoncemorefordriving reach out to people of different whileforbiddenin2012,andthen faithsandbackgroundsandinvite Ahmadiyya New Zealand cen- around the world can influence ingyouhave,’’Martinsays. againinJuly2015.ThePapakura themtogettoknowusforwhowe tral missionary Shafiq ur peopleinNewZealandtoo,sothis Buist,whoisCatholic,sayshe smashhappenedinNovember are,andviceversa,’’hesays. Rehman says it’s important the clarifieswhatourpositionis.’’ feelssolidaritybetweenpeopleof 2015,afterwhichhewas Ahmad, who moved to New ‘‘true teachings of Islam’’ are Papakura residents Anne differentfaiths. convictedyetagainofdriving Zealand five years ago from shared. Martin and David Buist are ‘‘Idon’tbelievethere’sadiffer- withexcessbreathalcoholin Pakistan, encourages people to ‘‘The majorityof Muslimsare amongthosetakinguptheofferto encebetweenus. February2016.Finally,inMarch askallkindsofquestions. peaceloving. learn more about the Muslim ‘‘The basic philosophies are 2016,hewasconvictedfor ‘‘Peoplehavequestionsintheir ‘‘Weareloyaltothisland…we faithafterseeingtheinvitation. thesame—loveourneighbour.’’ drivingwhilesuspended.Judge mindbuttheydon’taskforfearof owegratitudetothiscountryand ‘‘Itreallyresonatedwithme. ❚Go to neighbourly.co.nz and Earwakersaidhewasconcerned being offensive … I tell people wewillservethiscountry.Thatis ‘‘Knowledge is power and the search ‘Meet a Muslim Neigh- byPanton’scompletelackof ‘youcanaskmeanything,don’t thetrueIslamspirit. moreknowledgeyouhaveabout bour’tofindagroupnearyouand remorseforhisactions.’’Italso befearful’.’’ ‘‘Anti-Muslim sentiments thesethingsthemoreunderstand- findoutmore. demonstratescompletelackof respectforcourtordersora willingnesstochangeor Free cat desexing service available recogniseyouarearealdanger tothepublic,’’hesaid.Pantonhad 10monthsdiscountedfromhis originalsentenceof38months duetoanearlyguiltyplea. 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They’ve been at the motel, ‘‘They’reonthesocialhousing whichhasathree-starratingon register and we’ve given them the website Booking.com, since informationonthehelpwecould Decemberlastyear.Thefamily’s provideiftheyfoundsomewhere entire possessions are in the permanenttostay.’’ room. It contains two beds, a McKenzieconfirmstheminis- smallfridgeandbathroom. tryispaying$2200aweekforthe Rastamanservesasafull-time Murrays to stayat the Otahuhu carertoTuaine,who’sgoingblind motel. He says the cheapest due to diabetes. They stayed at accommodationmaynotalways Manurewa Marae last year as besuitable. part of its Whakapiki Ora pro- ‘‘Whileweworkwithpeopleto gramme offering emergency avoid debt, the priority is res- accommodationtopeopleinneed pondingtoanemergencyneed. and then spent two days at a ‘‘Oneofthechallengesweface Takaninimotel. iswhenclientsrepeatedlyexhibit ‘‘They didn’t want us there behaviourthatmakesthemunat- anymoresowewentbacktothe tractive to landlords and many maraeforanight,’’Tuainesays. motelowners-thekindofbehav- ’’We then went to Work and iourthatsawthefamilybecome Incomeandtheyfoundusaroom RastamanandTuaineMurrayarestayingatamotelwhiletryingtofindlong-termaccommodation. CHRISHARROWELL ineligibleforaHousingNZprop- …inPapatoetoe.Wewerethere ertyfor12months.’’ foramonth.’’ agency suspended them from thisforsolongthatyou’veburned assistance. 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Manukau East MP Jenny Murrays’ room normally costs number of properties available morethanadecade.Rastaman,37, Tuaine says their future home Salesa recently visited the $2000aweek.Becauseit’sbooked that meet their needs as well as says they left it suddenly when needstoaccommodateKaya’sdis- Murraystoofferherhelp.She’s for emergency housing through landlordswillingtotakeachance armedmenshoweduponenight ability. talkingtofamiliestheMinistryof WorkandIncomeachargeof$100 onthem,McKenziesays. in August 2015 and demanded ‘‘Wehavetoshowthem[Work SocialDevelopmenthasplacedin perweekforeachextraoccupant ‘‘Weareworkingtofindaper- money. and Income] quotes that we’re emergency accommodation in applies,shesays. manent home for the family HousingNZconsidersthefam- lookingforahouse.Isaidtothem motels and boarding houses in ❚SeeMinistryofSocialDevel- despitethesechallengesbecause ily ‘‘abandoned’’ the home. 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Burns, who intended to steal moneyfromthefamily,confessed tothecrimeandbecamethefirst European to be judicially executedinNewZealandonJune 17,1848. Thebookfocusesontheroleof Burns’ mistress, Margaret Reardon,whowasalsoconvicted forthemurders. She was sent to Tasmania, becoming the first and only womaninthecountrytoreceivea sentenceoftransportation. Her role in the crime has raised many questions over the PapakuraHistoricalSocietypresidentTerryCarsonwithhisnewbook,TheAxeman’sAccomplice. NIGELMOFFIET years,Carsonsays. ‘‘There had been recent ‘‘I was more ‘‘Iwasmoreinterestedintry- attempt by Burns to suggest using newspaper reports, corre- suggestions that Margaret ingtoclearupinconsistenciesin cannibalismwasinvolvedandto spondence,officialrecords,legal interested in trying Reardon was a battered woman thestory‘‘hesays. throwsuspiciononMaori.’’ depositions, original witness and everything she did was in to clear up The case also resulted in a Carson,whoretiredasalaw- statementsandconfessions. fearofBurns... numberoffalseaccusationsasthe yerin2003,sayshe’salwayshada Thebookisanattempttoclear inconsistencies’’ ‘‘The male dominated bodieshadbeenmutilatedtocast ‘‘keen interest in New Zealand’s up ‘‘inaccuracies and a few Victorian legal system had TerryCarson suspicion. colonialhistory’’. myths’’,hesays. punished her for being the ‘‘Themutilationstothebodies Hespentthree-and-a-halfyears ❚TheAxeman’sAccompliceretails unmarried mistress of a mur- derer. werealmostcertainlyadeliberate researchingandwritingthebook for$25onalibiexpress.co.nz. 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