More Top Stories

Local

Top cop position advertised

7 December 2024

Culture
Church Talk
Court
Economy
Economy
Economy
Economy
Education

Violent assault highlights need to curb re-offending

Saturday 7 May 2022 | Written by Al Williams | Published in Court, National

Share

Violent assault highlights  need to curb re-offending
PHOTO: ISTOCK

A Cook Islands man with a “deplorable” criminal history has prompted a Chief Justice and lawyer to agree that something needs to be done to curb repeat offending by young people.

A Cook Islands man with a “deplorable” criminal history has prompted a Chief Justice and lawyer to agree that something needs to be done to curb repeat offending by young people.


To continue reading this article and to support our journalism

CLICK HERE TO SUBSCRIBE NOW
for as little as $11 per month.

- Up to date and breaking news
- Includes access to Premium content
- Videos and online classifieds

Already a subscriber, click here

Our people. Our news. First.

Comments

Te Tuhi Kelly on 08/05/2022

He is as much a victim as his father. You only hear or see what he does and not what was done to him to make him into the loose cannon he has become. The ambulance at the bottom of the cliff will have minimal impact.