Haami Hanara Photo: Pool photoA teenager who murdered a homeless man has been sentenced to life imprisonment, with a minimum non-parole period of 10 years. It can now be revealed that Haami Hanara (15) was on bail when he fatally stabbed 40-year-old Flaxmere man Kelly Donner four times in March last year. Life imprisonment was "not manifestly unjust" for the "brutal" murder, Justice Peter Churchman told the High Court at the sentencing in Napier this morning. A fight erupted after one of the group borrowed a torch from Mr Donner and then refused to give it back. After 33 seconds, CCTV footage showed Hanara walking back into the shot with a bloodied knife in his hand.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 05, 2019 01:30 UTC