Photo: ODT filesWarning: contains distressing contentA psychopath who held a woman captive in Dunedin for three days and subjected her to a harrowing violent, sexual ordeal will remain in prison indefinitely. At sentencing, the High Court in Dunedin heard that clinicians considered the defendant an extremely high risk of future offending should he be released. One report found Hepi reached the threshold for psychopathy, another considered he represented a high risk of adult and child sexual recidivism within five years of release. Justice Christian Whata - alongside Justices Mary Peters and Mark Cooper - noted the defendant continued to maintain the sex attack on his traumatised victim was consensual. He bombarded her with calls and went to confront her at home, the court heard.

Source: Otago Daily Times September 02, 2020 00:11 UTC