A Nelson supermarket manager left traumatised after a sudden, unprovoked attack while restocking shelves has watched his assailant, 26-year-old Shamah Riley, sentenced to three years, seven months in prison for a string of violent offences.
Riley admitted multiple charges relating to the January assault—where he punched, kicked and severely injured the manager—alongside earlier violence against a family member and the strangling of a fellow inmate the day after his arrest.
Judge Bill Hastings described the supermarket attack as a “repeated, persistent act of violence” that left the victim emotionally shaken and fearful at work.
Woolworths NZ condemned the assault amid rising abuse toward staff, while the court ordered reparations and left Riley’s release conditions to the Parole Board.
Trespass this lowlife from all food outlets in Nelson
Starve the c*nt out
How long are the kid gloves going to stay on?
Weak as cats piss Masonic Nasi Judges