Sila gets at least 17 years for killing girls outside party

[Swoop]

A man who drove a car into crowd of partygoers, killing two girls, has been sentenced to a minimum of 17 years in jail.

Lipine Sila was last month found guilty for his angry rampage in a car that scattered partygoers along Christchurch's Edgeware Road in May 2007, hitting 28 people and killing Hannah Rossiter and Jane Young, both 16.

Jurors found him guilty of murder of the two school girls, and guilty of intentionally causing grievous bodily harm to eight other people who were injured as he sped away.

Justice John Forgarty at the High Court in Christchurch today sentenced Sila to life with a minimum of 17 years in jail.

The defence had tried to convince the jury at his murder trial that the driving had been the result of panic by Sila who had been under attack in the street minutes earlier, and had sped away for his own safety.

But the crown argued that it was an act of anger, and that Sila had wanted to harm people and had aimed for the densest part of the crowd where partygoers were milling on the street. That was where the two schoolgirls received their non-survivable head injuries. They died in hospital early the next day.

was a former representative boxer, a factory hand who lived in Mairehau.



I guess that 17 years in NZ, is a harsh sentence.
The fucker earned it.

[CB ARGH]

Jail the bastard for life.

["D" FZ1]

Good fkn job. Scum bag. Having three young daughters myself I feel for the families who have lost their teenage daughters. What a waste of life due to some fkn scum.

[Finn]

But he wuz sush a cood poy.

[firefighter]

as iv'e said many times now....put him down

[portokiwi]

as iv'e said many times now....put him down

like the Nike ad..... JUST DO IT.
I agree, and we should to feel sorry for the prick. I DONT THINK SO.

[CB ARGH]

Burn his hands in acid then shove a firecracker up his ass.

I'd be a good torturer.

[firefighter]

Burn his hands in acid then shove a firecracker up his ass.

I'd be a good torturer.

perhaps a test tube full of C4 in his ass, 5 second timer linked from his hand to a piece of string on the roof so he has to stand with his hands up until he can hold it no-longer, then when he gives in he hears the beep, then counts down his last 5 seconds......

[Skunk]

What does 'minimum' mean here? Is it really minimum or just like other sentences - worthless?

[firefighter]

What does 'minimum' mean here? Is it really minimum or just like other sentences - worthless?

8 years paroled on good behaviour.......that's the maximum isn't it?

[Finn]

What does 'minimum' mean here? Is it really minimum or just like other sentences - worthless?

I thought "minimum" meant they only get the basic Sky channels and not Pay Per View.

[Tank]

8 years paroled on good behaviour.......that's the maximum isn't it?

17 is the minimal NON-Parol period.

So thats the least amount of time he is going to spend in jail.

hmm 23 now - 40 when he gets out - thats a good start (apart from him actually getting out)

[firefighter]

17 is the minimal NON-Parol period.

So thats the least amount of time he is going to spend in jail.

hmm 23 now - 40 when he gets out - thats a good start (apart from him actually getting out)

what do you reakon it will cost for him to be in jail all those years?

[Ragingrob]

My mate's best friend got killed just the other day by an 18yr old cager outta control and hit her... She was 20... As far as I know, he's only facing charges of dangerous driving, WTF.

Has anyone heard the story? Happened in CHCH on the 20th. She was leaving a 21st.

[Tank]

what do you reakon it will cost for him to be in jail all those years?

Vote me for PM and I will ensure that there is a budget of $300 per prisoner for food, clothing and comforts per annum.

But since the g'ment is so PC and the coonts have so many rights - Im guessing 20k per year.