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Preventive Detention for Repeat Offender | Wellington News
A 26-year-old woman’s life was shattered after a brutal kidnapping and sexual assault triggered by a botched drug deal gone wrong. The attacker, a prolific offender with 58 convictions and 14 prior jail terms, threatened her with a gun, forced her to perform oral sex as “payment” for a car, and warned her to stay silent. Her partner’s frantic call to police saved her. Despite a troubled past rooted in childhood abuse and gang involvement, the man showed no remorse — and the court’s decision to sentence him to preventive detention, with a minimum of 5 years and 8 months, reflects the gravity…
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