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R v Dent - [2025] NZHC 3972

Date of Judgment

15 December 2025

Decision

R v Dent (PDF 201 KB)

Summary

Jarrod Dent killed one person and wounded five others in January 2019. The jury returned a verdict of act proven but not criminally responsible on account of insanity on the six charges in August 2025. Mr Dent was made a special patient pursuant to the Criminal Procedure (Mentally Impaired Persons) Act 2003. The order was necessary to protect the public, and to ensure Mr Dent received adequate treatment over a long period of time.