A father of nine who assaulted his partner several times has been seriously assaulted by members of the Mongrel Mob in prison and authorities have had to put him in a unit on his own, the High Court at Rotorua has been told.
Robert Haami Boynton, 39, of Matahi Valley, who is already a serving prisoner, appeared in the High Court today for sentencing after previously pleading guilty to four charges of assaulting his former partner - the mother of two of his children.
He was also found guilty of a charge of wilfully attempting to pervert the course of justice.
Justice Ailsa Duffy sentenced Boynton to nine months' jail on the charges of assault and six months on the second charge, to be served cumulatively.
Justice Duffy said Boynton had nine children to three different women. The assaults on his former partner, who is the mother of two of his children occurred in Matahi Valley, Whakatane and at a motel in Auckland while one of their children was at Starship Hospital.