Photo: ODT filesA demolition worker who choked a man to death in a Dunedin bar toilet says he deserves to serve his whole five-year prison sentence. And the Parole Board agrees. Fernyhough, the court heard at sentencing in 2014, fled the bar with friends after saying "don't mess with the wee man". Fernyhough came before the Parole Board for the final time last month as his stay at Rolleston Prison came to an end. Fernyhough told the board he did not want to cause "more heartache or pain" for the victim's family.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 07, 2019 22:30 UTC