Convicted child sex offender Glen Stinson was murdered in 2007. His body was dumped at this poultry farm in Foxton. Photograph Tim Hales
Convicted child sex offender Glen Stinson was murdered in 2007. His body was dumped at this poultry farm in Foxton. Photograph Tim Hales
A man jailed for the murder of a convicted paedophile on bail and awaiting trial on fresh charges has been refused parole.
And it has been revealed the killer has "retired" from the gang he was long-affiliated with and is taking steps to remove its insignia tattooed across his forehead.
Convicted child sex offender Glen Stinson, 57, was found beaten to death on a rural road near Foxton on July 27, 2007.
At the time of his death Stinson was on bail waiting awaiting trial on four charges after he allegedly attempted to rape and indecently assaulted a 6-year-old girl.
He had previously been jailed for offences relating to young girls dating back to 1967.
Parole Board panel convenor Judge Charles Blackie said when Tamatea appeared in 2017 it had been noted that he was doing well with prison but that he needed to further his reintegration programme.
"Over the last 12 months Mr Tamatea has performed creditably and is now resident in a self-care unit," he said in the decision, released to the Herald today.
"He speaks with enthusiasm as to his current situation and the progress that he is making within the prison system."
Tamatea has completed a number of programmes in prison and attended sessions with a psychologist.
However, Judge Blackie said there were four areas that Tamatea needed to concentrate on to "strengthen his pathway towards release".
Those areas included work opportunities with a view to working outside the prison, guided release activities to his proposed area of release and further meetings with his support person.
"Mr Tamatea is not considered suitable for parole as at today's date and is the intention of the board that the issue of parole be revisited in 12 months," said Judge Blackie in the decision.
"In the meantime Mr Tamatea is to further strengthen his safety plan and his reintegration plan.
Judge Blackie said the board was "generally impressed" with the murderer's "enthusiasm to progress through the system so that his ultimate release may be assured".
"He has indicated that he has 'retired' from the Black Power gang and that he will be taking steps as soon as he is able to remove the Black Power insignia at present on his forehead.
"He was told by the board that in the event that he is able to gain employment outside the wire that he should give priority to utilising any income in that direction."
Stinson was a serial child sex-offender with a knack for wheedling his way into the lives of the families of his victims.
