3 Sep 2019

Homeless man's crime spree an attempt to return to jail

From Checkpoint, 5:40 pm on 3 September 2019

A homeless man who went on a crime spree just hours after being released from prison in the hopes of being returned there will spend another 21 months behind bars.

Kaama Waenga says he broke into a dairy and bank because he had no options early on the June 1 2019.

Critics of the justice system say the case demonstrates the siloed thinking of those in the sector.

RNZ Otago-Southland reporter Timothy Brown has this story.