Spot the Difference

Six Years

"The Korean self-styled pastor convicted of manslaughter after an exorcism went wrong, has been jailed for 6 years and will be deported upon his release." - NZ Herald, 20th December 2001.



Community Based Sentence

"In the High Court at Wellington today eldest brother John Tahana Rawiri, 50, and eldest sister Glenys Lynette Wright, 52, were each sentenced to six months of community detention, 300 hours of community work, and 12 months under supervision - conditions of which include taking a tikanga Maori or other suitable cultural programme.

"Aroha Gwendoline Wharepapa, 48, and Tanginoa Apanui, 43, were both sentenced to 300 hours of community work, and 12 months of supervision with the same cultural programme condition.

"Angela Rangiaroha Orupe, 47, the least involved, was sentenced to 150 hours of community work, and six months under supervision. Unlike the others she was not ordered to have a cultural element to the supervision but all five were to have counselling or assessment for any treatment they might need to address on going issues resulting from the death.

"All had been found guilty of manslaughter after a six-week trial." - Dominion Post, 14 August 2009