Three people who were involved in an aggravated burglary at the Napier Bluewater Hotel in Napier last year have been sentenced to lengthy prison terms.
Patrick John Haywood, 60 of Napier and his son Hayden Marcus Haywood, 25, of Napier and Johanna Patricia Peterson, 35 of Napier were sentencedin the Napier District Court on May 11 on charges of assault with intent to rob and committing burglary with a weapon.
The two Haywoods were sentenced to 6½ years' jail while Peterson was jailed for four years. Another offender, Turei Ataria, 49 of Hastings, was earlier jailed for 8½ years on the same charges in April.
The four were involved in the aggravated burglary of a 35-year-old man at a Bluewater Hotel unit in Ahuriri on 6 February 2014. Police alleged the four attacked the victim with a pistol which resulted in serious injuries.
The police officer in charge of the case Detective Sergeant Heath Jones said police were pleased with the jail terms and investigators had received a lot of help from the public in their search for the offenders.
"This was one case where the public was very forthcoming with information. Several people were very helpful, which made our job a lot easier. These people had gang connections which also played a part in their offending," Mr Jones said.
