Thursday, February 9, 2012

Sex assailant sentenced


Last updated 09:28 10/02/2012

LATEST: The Blenheim man who broke into a woman's house and sexually violated her has been sent to jail for seven years.

Samuel Wiremu John Edmonds, 28, was this morning sentenced in the Blenheim District Court by Judge John Walker.

Edmonds had previously admitted two charges of sexual violation and one charge of burglary. He was sentenced to concurrently serve seven years for one of the sexual violation charges, four years on the other and four years for burglary.

Edmonds broke into an Eltham Rd house early on November 13 and sexually assaulted a middle-aged woman in her home.

He was arrested on November 20 following a police investigation and was held in custody until his sentencing.


- The Marlborough Express

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