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6.
The Petitioner
co-habited with a young woman by
whom he had а daughter now aged
aged 12. Two years after his imprisonment the woman and her daughter ceased contact with the Petitioner and they are reported to have emigrated to
Canada.
7.
At the time of the murder the Petitioner was 27
years of age. He was involved in the 14K triad society and was also a drug addict. He has prior convictions for defilement of a girl between 13 and 16 years (now the offence
of unlawful sexual intercourse), robbery, unlawful possession
[2], membership of a triad society, and breach of a bond.
The Petitioner's
8.
is good. He has
overall institutional behaviour
applied for triad renunciation and the result is pending. He appears to be genuinely remors
remorseful.
Views of Other Departments and the Board of Review, Long
Term Prison Sentences
9.
The petition is not supported by the Commissioner
of Correctional Services, the Commissioner of Police, or
the Director of Social Welfare. The Petitioner's case was
last considered by the Board of Review in December 1987
at which time it was considered that there were no
circumstances to warrant a recommendation for early release.
His case is due for review in December 1989.
Recommendation
10.
different
The
circumstances of the Petitioner are little
from those pertaining
at the time of the last
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