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Man Gets 9-Year Term for Grandmother Rape, Stabs Officers

5/26/2026

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Napier District Court sentenced a man to nine years for raping his grandmother, an unprecedented New Zealand case.
The grandmother’s victim impact statement described grief.
Judge Richard Earwaker noted offender’s PTSD and ADHD, ruled he was not acting under a disease of mind, and sentenced him for an indecent act, assaulting a female relative, and stabbing two prison officers with a pencil, adding three months to his term.

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Story summary

Napier District Court sentenced a man to nine years for raping his grandmother, an unprecedented New Zealand case.
The grandmother’s victim impact statement described grief.
Judge Richard Earwaker noted offender’s PTSD and ADHD, ruled he was not acting under a disease of mind, and sentenced him for an indecent act, assaulting a female relative, and stabbing two prison officers with a pencil, adding three months to his term.