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A man who left a man with his intestines in his hands after a frenzied machete attack in Napier was sentenced to nine years and five months in prison.
Lealofi Malaysia assaulted the man on a suburban street on the night of September 15, 2018.
Appeared before Judge Cheryl Gwyn Monday morning in Napier Superior Court, he was supported by a strong family presence.
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The 28-year-old Samoan previously pleaded guilty to charges of injuring with intent to cause serious bodily harm, assault with intent to injure and perjury.
The 28-year-old Samoan previously pleaded guilty to charges of injuring with intent to cause serious bodily harm, assault with intent to injure, and perjury.
Defense attorney Eric Forster told the court that while the Malaysian attack was of a larger scale of serious bodily harm, there was little planning prior to the attack.
“It wasn’t careful cold planning, it was just alcohol-fueled rage,” Forster said.
“This offense does not fit in well with the way he is faced on a daily basis – the litigation history in his file does not speak well – but on the outside he is willing to do restorative justice and apologizes for what he has done – his remorse was obvious to a parole officer. “
“He is a very intelligent person who is capable of reform, the fact that he was open and repentant, he has incredibly strong family support.”
Forster said Malaysia had also sent a letter of apology to the victim.
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The attack occurred on Bledisloe Road, Napier.
Crown prosecutor Steve Manning said there was premeditation in the attack, in which Malaysia returned to the scene with the machete, although the crown was not sure where he obtained it.
“The machete was found after an extensive search,” he said.
“[The victim] he was in the wrong place at the wrong time: he had gone to the store and back and the defendant was waiting for him. “
Manning said “it is unbelievable” that Malaysia stood on the victim and plunged the machete into his abdomen.
“The victim was grabbing him, trying to stop him,” Manning said.
The court heard that during the victim’s surgery, an artery was found to have been severed: the injury to her shoulder and back was considered life-threatening and she was on the verge of cardiac arrest.
“His injuries were extremely serious, he was lucky not to die from blood loss,” Judge Gwyn said.
“The victim has a hard time thinking or talking about that night because it was terrifying.”
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Lealofi Malaysia smiles at her family in Napier High Court on Monday.
“He feels scared and unsafe in his own community. He was saving to buy a house that he can no longer afford. “
In September 2018, Malaysia and his victim were among a group of men socializing and playing pool at a regular gathering in a shed at the back of a property in the suburb of Maraenui.
Among the group was a Matai, or chief from Samoa.
Malaysia for some reason became aggressive towards the Matai. When others told him that he could not speak like that to a Matai, Malaysia advanced aggressively towards the Matai.
There was a fight and Malaysia was finally calmed down by her brother and others.
Malaysia and her brother abandoned the property.
Approximately 30 minutes later, one of the men left the property to walk to nearby stores.
Unbeknownst to the man, Malaysia was sitting in a car right in front of the property. She got out of the car with a machete and attacked the man.
The man dodged the first blow from the machete, but a second downward blow from the weapon struck him on the back of the head and sliced him through the skull.
A third blow penetrated his back, pierced his ribs and punctured a lung.
The next blow, aimed at his throat, he managed to defend himself with his arms.
The victim ended up on his back on the ground. Malaysia stepped onto her and pushed the machete into her abdomen.
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Lealofi Malaysia appeared before Judge Cheryl Gwyn on Monday morning in Napier High Court.
The victim was able to hold the blade briefly before it plunged into his abdomen, perforating his intestine and exposing his intestines.
Malaysia pulled out the sheet, walked to the car, and drove off.
The victim screamed as loud as he could. His friends found him walking through the entrance of the property with his intestines in his hands, blood spurting from his head and body.
He was rushed to a medical facility, where he was examined and taken in an ambulance to Hawke’s Bay Hospital.
He underwent emergency surgery and was in an induced coma for three days.
When the police arrested Malaysia three days later, he said he was at the address but was drunk and did not remember anything.
He was put in preventive detention. Upon requesting bail a few weeks later, he swore an affidavit that he was at his parents’ home or driving to a party with his brother, and claimed to have a witness.
He was released on bail, but it was revoked when his affidavit was found to be false.
Malaysia also pleaded guilty to assaulting a man in a Hastings bar about a week before the machete attack.
Malaysia is a citizen of Samoa residing in New Zealand.
