A man suffering from ADHD has been released from prison after being beaten up and having his medication stolen.
Stephen Miljkovich, 21, of Carterton, who suffers from attention deficit-hyperactivity disorder (ADHD), appeared in Masterton District Court on Thursday.
Judge Thomas Broadmore said it was likely he would suffer further ill-treatment in prison if he was not released.
Miljkovich had been on remand at Rimutaka Prison for the past six weeks awaiting sentencing after he accumulated shoplifting and theft charges, breached supervision and community work sentences and failed to report for court-directed counselling sessions.
Defence lawyer Ian Hard told Judge Broadmore his client had suffered a a number of violent beatings since he was incarcerated, and had his medication stolen by other inmates.