R v W - [2025] NZHC 176

Sentencing - the offender was charged with murder and found guilty by the jury on a charge of manslaughter - the offending occurred after the offender used a knife to fend off an attack by the victim - this resulted in the victim receiving a fatal stab wound to the neck - starting point of seven years imprisonment reduced to six years to reflect the provocative conduct of the victim- discount of 20 per cent to reflect an offer to plead guilty to the charge of manslaughter - global discount of 30 per cent to reflect other mitigating factors including youth (the offender was 16 years of age at the time of the offending), remorse, rehabilitative prospects and factors identified in reports produced at sentencing - end sentence of three years imprisonment.