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No appeal means no justice for man killed by drugged driver, brother says

SIMON O CONNOR/Stuff Paul Stills and his family will spread his brother Craig s ashes next weekend at sea, at the spot where Craig s boat sank two years ago. The ashes of a keen fisherman killed by a drugged driver in New Plymouth during lockdown will be scattered at sea next week. The memorial will serve as a form of closure for the family of Craig Stills, after they learned there would be no appeal against the nine months of home detention imposed on the driver last month. ANDY JACKSON/STUFF Paul Stills says there s no justice after the home detention sentence given to the drugged driver who caused a crash that killed his brother, Craig Stills.

New Plymouth judge notes empathy of victim of attack and photo-sharing

Potroz kicked her a number of times. When the victim came to, she was only wearing her socks, underwear, a singlet and bra, and had no idea what had happened. She suffered multiple injuries and after-effects. Potroz had taken a photo while she was unconscious and later posted it to his Facebook page for all his friends to see, the summary said. Newton also posted the picture to her Facebook page with the caption: “Caught a thief”. When questioned, both admitted posting the photo, and Newton told police she was ashamed of what she had done, the summary said. In court on Wednesday, Judge Tony Greig noted the victim’s empathy in her impact statement.

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