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Shane Timu Sentenced to Home Detention for Stabbing

4/6/2026

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  • On June 20 in Flaxmere, New Zealand, Judge Russell Collins sentenced Shane Timu to 10 months of home detention for wounding a man.
  • The confrontation led Timu to stab the victim twice in the leg and once in the back.
  • The judge warned that future violent offenses could lead to jail time.
  • Timu must avoid contact with the victim and complete a non-violence program.