He was authorised to work as a property guard, a personal guard, a crowd controller and a document destruction agent. However, police complained about him to the security licensing authority after he pleaded guilty to hitting the pensioner. Trish McConnell is the chair of the Private Security Personnel Licensing Authority which oversees the security guard and private investigator industries. However, police said to the authority that Sula was unable to control his temper and responded to violence with “negligible” provocation. They said this was inconsistent with the behaviour and character required of a security guard.

Source: New Zealand Herald February 21, 2026 04:21 UTC