Dean Wickliffe will take parole
PA Wellington Dean Wickliffe, the Paremoremo inmate whose 1972 murder conviction was changed to manslaughter last year, had accepted parole, said his legal adviser, Dr Bill Hodge. Wickliffe will be freed this week after serving more than 14 years in jail.
He was convicted in 1972 of the murder of a Wellington jeweller, Paul Miet. The conviction was changed to manslaughter by the Court of Appeal last December after fresh evidence was produced, found by using the Official Information Act. Parole was offered last week, but there was doubt whether Wickliffe would accept the conditions attached to freedom.
However, Dr Hodge said Wickliffe had decided to accept the terms, which were the standard minimum conditions prescribed by statute.
Inmates freed under such conditions are usually directed where to live and work. The term of the parole can be for the rest of life.
“It will take Monday and Tuesday to arrange details. He should be free by Wednesday,” Dr Hodge said.
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