Recapture of escaped prisoner recalls Raetihi murder
Wanganui-born Paana Te Awa Waitai, the man who murdered Raetihi draper Maurice Oliver and almost beat his wifeto death lOyears ago, was recaptured in Marton last Wednesday evening following his escape from Auckland 's Oakley Hospital 17 days earlier.
He gave himself up exhausted, hungry and without a fight after a short chase.
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Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 48, 22 May 1984, Page 1
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60Recapture of escaped prisoner recalls Raetihi murder Waimarino Bulletin, Volume 1, Issue 48, 22 May 1984, Page 1
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