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Inmate Waiti Pleads Guilty to Chair Attack, Sentencing Set

5/29/2026

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Sonny Te Aramoana Waiti pleaded guilty to attacking a Corrections employee with chairs, with sentencing set for August.
The victim suffered a broken wrist, broken teeth, a concussion and PTSD.
Since June 25 2024 Waiti has been confined under a Protection Order (PPO) at a Christchurch prison residence.
Waiti, one of a few inmates held under a PPO, served a six-year term for dragging his girlfriend in 2013 and has two strike warnings.

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Sonny Te Aramoana Waiti pleaded guilty to attacking a Corrections employee with chairs, with sentencing set for August.
The victim suffered a broken wrist, broken teeth, a concussion and PTSD.
Since June 25 2024 Waiti has been confined under a Protection Order (PPO) at a Christchurch prison residence.
Waiti, one of a few inmates held under a PPO, served a six-year term for dragging his girlfriend in 2013 and has two strike warnings.