The two women charged in connection with the death of 8-year-old Rickah’Shae Keefe-Haerewa have been named as 25-year-old Maya Hati and 61-year-old Pauline Timu.
Hati faces a murder charge, upgraded from an earlier charge of assaulting a child, while Timu is charged with manslaughter.
Both women remain in custody, with Hati’s lawyer indicating no immediate bail application, and Timu, initially without legal representation, making no application either.
Timu’s interim name suppression expired on December 17, with no application to extend it.
Family members and supporters attended the High Court hearing, where emotions ran high; Hati’s family expressed their support, while a member of Rickah’Shae’s family accused her of causing his death.
The boy’s family wore “Forever 8” hoodies and remembrance T-shirts, mourning his loss alongside his urn during earlier court proceedings.
Police were alerted on November 15 after Rickah’Shae’s death at Whakatāne Hospital, following an alleged assault.
Both women are set to return to court in February to potentially enter pleas.
MONGRELS in the very sense of the word.
Even the MOB wouldn’t have them.
Well, accurately, in the MOB such child torturers wound be disposed of.
In society though……………..
Makes you think, aye?
Gay lesbian ‘Foster parents’ perhaps?
Remember the teen boy who was severely abused by an adult woman from last month’s story?
It would be interesting to see how deep CYFS (I no longer refer to it as ‘Orangi Tamariki’, as they are NOT worthy of the title!) is involved in these cases…
The extended Whenau and Marae needs to take care of their children in distress or in a bad situation, and the government should be paying them to offset the child-rearing costs.
Maori and Pacific Islanders should be using their own cultures to intervene when a child is in question, and the extended Whenau needs to monitor both the children and those assigned to care for them!
Maori seats in all levels of government, AND the maori Wards should be inclusive in that!
“Maori and Pacific Islanders should be using their own cultures to intervene when a child is in question, and the extended Whenau needs to monitor both the children and those assigned to care for them!”
Then why don’t they?