Man who cut off host’s ear jailed
PA Wellington A man who cut off his host’s ear at a party has been jailed for two years. Mr Justice Savage said in the High Court in Wellington that the sentence on Timothy Gerrard Carr, aged 20, would be cumulative on a six-month term Car was given the previous week in the District Court. Carr had pleaded guilty
was a shocking incident.
to wounding Paul Milne with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on October 5. His Honour said Mr Milne was the host of a party in Roseneath. An associate of Carr’s knocked Mr Milne to the ground, and Carr cut off his left ear completely, using a sharp knife. His Honour said that it
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Press, 13 November 1985, Page 39
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