Aaron Keweene Howie was convicted of the racially motivated murder of Hemi Hutley in 1998. A convicted killer and former neo-Nazi gang member has been released from prison and awarded thousands in compensation. Aaron Keweene Howie was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1998 for the racially motivated murder of Hemi Hutley, 23, in Westport. The body of the young Māori rugby player was found in the Buller River in November 1997. He had been beaten by Howie and a fellow member of the Christchurch white supremacist group Fourth Reich before being thrown in the river. Howie was released on parole in 2012 but was recalled to prison seven years later following a positive test for methamphetamine. Twelve months later he was released again, only to be subject to a final recall order in July last year, landing him back in Christchurch Men’s Prison. Now, he has just been let out once again while simultaneously being awarded $16,192 after making a claim for damages against the correctional or criminal justice system. The Parole Board’s latest decision relating to Howie said when he was last on parole, he returned a further positive test for methamphetamine and then went on the run until he was caught nine months later.
via nzherald: Convicted killer and ex-Fourth Reich member Aaron Howie out of jail, awarded $16,000 payout