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Story summary
- Robert Mark Purchase pleaded guilty to abduction, injuring and strangulation and remains jailed.
- He pretended to be an Uber driver before abducting a woman in West Auckland’s bush.
- Forensic tests found his DNA on the victim’s underwear and on cable ties at the scene.
- Justice Mathew Downs set February 2027 sentencing and ordered him to stay in custody.
