Auckland man Jahzaia Kenny has been sentenced to four years and seven months in prison for a violent armed home invasion in Flat Bush, where he and an accomplice forced their way into a family’s home while armed with a sawn-off shotgun and knuckle-dusters.
Kenny, masked and carrying the knuckle-dusters, assaulted the male resident while demanding access to a non-existent safe, fracturing his eye socket and causing head injuries that required reconstructive surgery.
The offenders fled with jewellery, bank cards and a watch before police traced their getaway car and later found weapons and incriminating evidence at Kenny’s home. Despite initially denying involvement and attempting to minimise his role, Kenny eventually admitted to entering the house during the robbery.
Judge David McNaughton accepted Kenny’s difficult upbringing and recent efforts toward rehabilitation but rejected calls for a firearms prohibition order, noting the risk did not meet the threshold for long-term monitoring.
Lead pills would fix the problem
Too much of this crap going on