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Fri, 18 Dec 2009 17:26
Two teenage girls will spend at least 17 years in jail for killing an elderly man in his bed last year. - read full story »
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Comments [21]

Blaise
05 Jan 2011 3:29p.m.

thats my girl Lori Leah non of use know the truth and all use are listening to is what the white people have to say maybe you should take a deeper look into things and stop judging by the cover of her book.

love you lori leah.

doriaan
27 Aug 2010 10:15a.m.

if you really knew why all this shit happened then you would understand. imet Lori-Lea personally and shes not what the media make her out to be. Yes they stuffed up but for what reason? The media doesnt know..

Tangata Whenua
20 Feb 2010 3:20a.m.

This is in response to Mark.... if you think that you can say "is anybodyelse sick of maoris" then think again. and if you are then you should piss off out of nz. your in the wrong country. better still you should be lined up against the wall and shot because your just a low life scum just like these two who have killed.

renee
20 Dec 2009 10:55a.m.

what is wrong with todays world, i cant beleive these two girls actually killed that poor elderly man, new zealand is slowly turning into america with crime rising and especially with murders. how can someone murder someone you really must have something wrong with you.... and replying to marks comment, what do you mean by sick of all things maori? thats a tad racist, pakeha could have easliy done this... everybody is the same no matter what colour they are.. EVERYONE IS NEW ZEALAND!!

Jan..
20 Dec 2009 9:55a.m.

A waste of a young beautiful life and Mr.Rowe has only a few years himself to go but the point is you two girls are guilty of the murder, the warning was out a few months ago about our problem children for the parents to lookout for their children behaviour's.. I do feel sorry for your family.. SAD..

Maude
19 Dec 2009 11:12p.m.

Parents do the best they can these days to bring up their children, I do not believe the call from the judge regarding the parents is a nice comment at all. Do you think that there may be other contributing factors? What supports are out there? We have some parents / caregiver or whanau member abusing their children and because of this there is the no smacking law. My question is what has government done to support the no smacking law. Where is the strategies in supporting parents to assist with discipling childern, yeah right there is programmes and that out there however most of them is voluntary as a young mother parenting is not easy, there is no instructions or manual that comes with having a child and it is frustrating and when you have no partner it is no better as you need to double the amount of time when working with your children. However these comments do not apply to everyone we all manage in different ways some better than others, sometimes some know no better than what has been taught. Could it be historical? Many questions I know however reflect on it before you have your say as it may come back and bite you more than you'll ever know. As for the sentence, it is a good call you do the crime you pay in the end that is what every individual should face when they make a choice there is always a consequence, the two young women in the end are of age and are accountable for their own actions, not there parents. As for the Rowe family may your dad now rest in peace xxooxx

Maraea
19 Dec 2009 6:36p.m.

Dam hope these 2 wenches get wot they deserve in jail.. hahaha 17 years good job, hope other teenages take a good hard think before doing stupid things.

don't trust Anyone
19 Dec 2009 12:44a.m.

Are you serious!!! i cant believe i was good mates with Courtney shes way a different person now she was so kind and caring when she was at high school in Gisborne i'm disgusted i even hung out with her and use to be nice to someone so ... words cant explain and can i say all teenagers these days get labled for the bad things that happen not the good to miss confused down there

Greg H
18 Dec 2009 11:21p.m.

I hope these little savages get the same when they are old and frail.

???
18 Dec 2009 11:00p.m.

3 lives have been taken in this event. with a better upbringing, and i'd say this wouldn't of happened. but some aren't as lucky as others.

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