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Howard Te’Ao Gets Life for Murder, Co-Defendants Get Four-Year Terms

7/29/2026

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Howard Te’Ao was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 14-year-6-month minimum for murdering Ahmed Al-Obaidy.
Amy Parker, 24, and Joseph Patolo, 21, each received four years and ten months after pleading manslaughter.
In October 2024 the trio stabbed Al-Obaidy with a 32 cm kitchen knife.
Howard Te’Ao then drove his car over Al-Obaidy’s body for three metres.
Al-Obaidy’s brother urged the harshest sentences in a victim-impact statement.

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Howard Te’Ao was sentenced to life imprisonment with a 14-year-6-month minimum for murdering Ahmed Al-Obaidy.
Amy Parker, 24, and Joseph Patolo, 21, each received four years and ten months after pleading manslaughter.
In October 2024 the trio stabbed Al-Obaidy with a 32 cm kitchen knife.
Howard Te’Ao then drove his car over Al-Obaidy’s body for three metres.
Al-Obaidy’s brother urged the harshest sentences in a victim-impact statement.