11 months home detention for killing an old man

Jayden Kahi did the following:

• Abandoned his 7-year old son at a park to teach him a lesson
• Later went back to the park and found a man holding his son’s hand. Rather than thank him for comforting his abandoned son or asking what was happening, he abused and shoved the man
• He took his son to his ex-partner’s house, and despite her pleases, decided to track down the man, having concluded he was abducting his son. He did not call the Police, as most would do if genuinely concerned
• He found the man and punched him in the jaw, causing him to fall onto the payment, hitting his head with force
• Rather than help the man, or call for an ambulance, he left.
• The man died

The original trial judge sentenced him to two year’s imprisonment. Now you and I might think that was a bit lenient for an unprovoked attack, not in the heat of the moment, on an innocent man whose only crime was to try and look after the 7-year old Kahi had abandoned.

But alas, rather than being too lenient, the Court of Appeal has found it was too harsh, and reduced the sentence to 11 months’ home detention.