Michael Chilcott said his brutal attack came from ‘‘suppressed anger and issues from his past’’. Last month, the Parole Board determined the man was now safe to release. The attacker made the woman promise she would not call police if he left the flat. She agreed but as she went to check on her child, Chilcott pounced again. Chilcott told the Parole Board last month he now understood the underlying reason behind his attack.

Source: Otago Daily Times August 31, 2020 15:33 UTC