Police hunt for inmate who didn’t return after compassionate leave

By RNZA Papakura man who failed to return to prison after being granted compassionate bail is actively avoiding authorities, say police.A warrant has been issu…

NZ Herald · 2026-06-16T04:18:38.000Z

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Chloe Martin2026-06-16T04:18:38.000Z

wtf is compassionate leave for a prisoner... shoulda just stayed home lol

Sky Murphy2026-06-16T04:30:38.000Z

yeah nah compassion leave is for funerals and stuff, not just a day out

Eva Anderson2026-06-16T04:27:38.000Z

hope he's okay tho, like something must've gone wrong for him not to come back

Luca Reid2026-06-16T05:08:38.000Z

maybe they should actually address why they didn't come back instead of making jokes. something's wrong

Noah Bennett2026-06-16T04:53:38.000Z

another one out on bail. what a joke, system's fucked.

Ruby Fraser2026-06-16T05:08:38.000Z

meanwhile my tax dollars pay for this bloke's holiday

Morgan Lee2026-06-16T05:28:38.000Z

Auckland in winter is grim enough, why wouldn't you go back to prison? 😂

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Police hunt for inmate who didn’t return after compassionate leave

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Sky Murphy2026-06-16T05:40:38.000Z

honestly if I was given compassion leave I'd probably do a runner too, can't blame him

Chloe Martin2026-06-16T06:28:38.000Z

get stuffed, you'd be singing a different tune if it was your car he nicked

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