The actions of a woman who gave her daughter a gun and told her to shoot the man she accused of assaulting her have been called "incomprehensible" by a judge.
The 26-year-old woman, who was granted permanent name suppression in Masterton District Court today, was convicted of unlawful possession of a firearm and one charge of ill-treatment of a child under 16.
Judge Peter Hobbs said the woman was at home with her daughter when the "spur of the moment" incident occurred.
"You retrieved a firearm and took it outside and told your daughter to come outside also," he said.
The woman had hoped to "scare" her 9-year-old daughter into telling the truth about allegations the girl had made against the woman's partner.