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Gustav Otto Sanft now admits to shooting his daughter in the head.
A south Auckland man who shot his 2-year-old daughter in the head has now admitted to the crime at a Parole Board hearing.
However, he will remain behind bars.
Gustav Otto Sanft is serving a four-year, 10-month sentence for the murder of his daughter Amokura Daniels-Sanft in June 2016.
They added another six months to his sentence in 2019 when a judge found that Sanft, a drug dealer, had the illegal shotgun to protect himself against other traffickers.
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In a decision published Wednesday, the Parole Board noted that the 29-year-old has now admitted to the crime.
“He admitted today that he pointed the gun at his daughter and pulled the trigger. This is different from what he said in court, ”the decision said.
Sanft’s position at the trial was that he never intended to kill his daughter, but pulled the trigger on the shotgun, possibly not knowing that the firearm was loaded, to scare her when she was “playing” at her home in Māngere. .
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The sawed-off shotgun owned by Gustav Sanft.
“It is clear from our discussion today that the violation arose out of a series of very bad decisions made by Mr. Sanft,” the board said.
“This includes keeping the firearm in a house where there were at least five children.”
Even though Sanft made good progress in prison, the board found that he posed a risk to the public.
In prison, he is working in a trusted position off the wire and there are no problems with his behavior, the board heard.
Sanft resides in a reintegration unit and is separated from his associates, including the Crips gang.
The board said that complications recently arose in finding a suitable address for Sanft as well, and that it was important not to release him to an area that could jeopardize his reintegration.
Sanft had attended family group conferences and there is a plan for him to eventually return home.
He told the board that he had successfully distanced himself from the Crips gang in prison. However, he was concerned that they wanted to make an “example” of him.
The board said it does not trust you are familiar with what you will have to do in the community to stay safe and away from crime.
“Mr. Sanft has served his sentence very well. However, today we are not in a position where we are satisfied that the risk is no longer undue. “
Sanft will reappear before the board in March 2021.
