Photo: SuppliedA serial offender convicted of robbing a seriously injured crash victim can finally be named after the Herald challenged his bid for permanent name suppression. Photo: SuppliedWhen making his ruling, Judge McNaughton drew on his "direct experience" with defendants undertaking substance abuse programmes. Judge McNaughton had also erred, Justice Brewer said, by not seeking the views of Johnstone, who was vehemently opposed to suppression. "(Judge McNaughton) protected the offender and not the victim," she said. "That was so unfair, it was bullsh*t."Johnstone said the public had a right to know what a "shameful, horrible person" Leef is.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 07, 2019 20:26 UTC