Enough is enough
Stuff reports:
A man who bashed his teen flatmate to death has been granted parole for the seventh time.
George Charles Trounson, 45, is serving a life sentence of imprisonment for the murder of Russell Neil, 17, in Dunedin in June 1990.
Trounson was 18 when he bashed Neil to death with a broken balustrade. He was sentenced on February 26, 1991.
The New Zealand Parole Board noted Trounson’s “unsatisfactory history on parole” in a decision released this week.
Trounson was previously released six times and recalled to prison after breaching the terms of his parole.
Why does the Parole Board think he will not breach parole this time?
According to the Sensible Sentencing Trust his record is:
- Murder of his 18 year old friend Russell Johnstone in Dunedin in June 1990
- Assaulted a police officer in 2003
- Also assaulted a woman in the same year
- Convictions for wilful damage, drink driving and shoplifting from 2003 to 2011
- Has broken parole no less than 16 times and been released from prison five times
So he has broken parole 16 times and they are giving him a 17th chance!