File photo: Getty ImagesFirst time offender Bradley King was on remand at Manawatu Prison awaiting sentencing on minor commercial burglary charges. Today the family spoke about their "beautiful gentle giant" and how a mistake he was so sorry for and wanted desperately to make amends for may cost him his life. The name of another inmate had been published on social media alleging he was the attacker but that was incorrect. She said the family had a lot of questions about what happened, why and the decision around who he was sharing a cell with. "He's our gentle giant, he's never hurt anyone and he would help anyone who needed it… he wouldn't hurt a fly.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 15, 2021 23:48 UTC