‘ I nadequate’ sentence
PA Auckland A man who was convicted of dangerous driving after a race between two utility vehicles was sentenced in the District Court at Henderson yesterday. Appearing before ' Judge Maxwell was ' Keith Manu Gregory Toko, aged 20, a scrubcutter. He was. sentenced to two months in prison and -.Was disqualified, from driving for 12 months. The Judge said he. felt the penalty was hopelessly inadequate for Toko’s part in an incident that had resulted in. the death of a passenger in one' of the vehicles. Factors in the case justiheld'a longer term in prison, he said. Toko’ showed no sadness that someone had died, and he suspected Toko was pleased that the incident had given him some notoriety. I
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