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Jacob Mataia, a 23-year-old from Weymouth, was sentenced to 10 months’ home detention after violently attacking a nurse at Middlemore Hospital and vandalizing Auckland’s new Mormon temple. Despite police seeking imprisonment, the judge cited Mataia’s youth, remorse, and willingness for rehabilitation as reasons for the non-custodial sentence.
Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A man hurt a nurse at the hospital after being in trouble for breaking things at a church, but instead of going to jail, he will stay at home for a while to learn to be better.
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