Dekota Chase Simpson will instead serve a sentence of home detention after a jail sentence imposed at Manukau District Court was quashed. "They pulled out of a service station and on to a connecting road when Mr Simpson's car sped up close behind them." At Manukau District Court, Judge Mina Wharepouri said the shooting posed significant danger to the victims and other road users. He sentenced Simpson to 19 months' jail but Simpson's brother got home detention. "The further evidence on appeal adds weight to the importance of Mr Simpson's rehabilitation and reintegration, and of avoiding imprisonment as far as possible."

Source: New Zealand Herald October 03, 2021 21:33 UTC