'Seconds from killing her': Deportee strangled girlfriend three times Wed, 30 Jun 2021, 9:27AM Lokenitama Filipo impressed a judge with his artwork but was told his prolonged attack on his former partner was 'appalling'. (Photo / Supplied) 'Seconds from killing her': Deportee strangled girlfriend three times WARNING: GRAPHIC CONTENT A deportee who strangled his girlfriend three times in the space of an hour could have been "seconds away from killing her", a judge says. And Lokenitama Filipo's victim, in a statement before the Dunedin District Court, said she worried the 38-year-old would kill her when he was released from prison. He was jailed for two years three months recently after pleading guilty to a representative charge of strangulation the week before his trial was due to start.