Sentenced: Moko Rangitoheriri's Tragic Last Days

[Sugar Cookie]

This is Moko's story.

He lay on a resuscitation table. His eyes were so swollen that the nurse could not lift the lids to check his pupils. His little body was cold - so cold that devices used for measuring body temperature would not take a reading. He had bite marks on his face, his tummy was protruding unnaturally and he was covered from head to toe in bruises and abrasions.

The little boy was so badly brutalised that he did not survive. At 10pm on August 10 last year he was pronounced dead.

His name was Moko Rangitoheriri. He was 3 years old.

A post-mortem examination was carried out and established that the Tokoroa toddler died as a result of "multiple blunt force traumas".

He had lacerations and hemorrhaging deep within his abdomen, historic bruising and damage to his bowel. Combined, that resulted in his bowel rupturing. Fecal matter leaked into Moko's abdomen, causing septic shock. His brain was swollen, he had blood clots under his scalp representing numerous injuries inflicted at different times in the lead up to his death.

There was evidence the toddler had been smothered.

His body was a veritable map of torture - Moko had human bite marks, contusions, abrasions, deep bruising, lacerations, patterned injuries on his face, chin, neck, ears, lower lip, gums, eyes, ribs, testes, skin, chest, tummy, shoulder, arms.

Moko was a little boy with a big smile and a lot of life left to live.

But that was taken away from him by David Haerewa and Tania Shailer who deliberately and systematically hurt, tortured and abused Moko. Then, when his little body could take no more, they left him to die.

It was around August 5 when the couple started to kill Moko. The abuse escalated to a point of no return.

Shailer stomped repeatedly on Moko's tummy with "significant force". Moko groaned, expelling bursts of air as the adult who was supposed to be caring for him brought her foot down - hard - again and again.

After the attack Moko lost control of his bowel. Haerewa would later tell police that they made Moko sit on paper and plastic because he "kept sh**ting".

At some point around this time Moko suffered a fatal head injury.

It has not been established who of Shailer and Haerewa dealt the blow but it caused swelling on Moko's brain and, combined with earlier head injuries and the attack on his abdomen, left the boy with little chance of survival.

By August 6 it was clear little Moko was in trouble.

"As the week progressed he became increasingly unwell. He was defecating spontaneously frequently, unable to control his bowels," the summary revealed.

His face began to bruise, consistent with a severe head injury, and he was vomiting.

Moko was left in his bedroom all day that Sunday. He begged for water and the first time Haerewa gave him some, but after that his pleas were ignored.

Haerewa kept abusing the boy, despite his obviously deteriorating health.

"In particular he kicked Moko in the lower back after he had defecated, then wiped the faeces in Moko's face," the court heard.

"He then washed Moko with such force that he removed scabs from his body. Moko was screaming in pain and Haerewa covered Moko's mouth to silence him." While in the shower Moko fell, and was barely able to stand up.

Haerewa could see the boy was getting worse.

He dried Moko, put him in a nappy and "chucked" him back in his bedroom.

No one did anything to help the little boy.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11662036

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The highest sentence ever imposed in New Zealand for manslaughter against a child has been delivered to Moko Rangitoheriri's killers.

Tania Shailer and David Haerewa were sentenced to 17 years each with a minimum of nine years for the manslaughter and ill treatment of Moko.

Emotions ran high inside and outside the High Court at Rotorua today as the long-awaited sentencing of Tania Shailer and David Haerewa took place.

http://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/news/article.cfm?c_id=1&objectid=11664306

 

[Satanica]

Come on, they know they're killing the kid. How could they not, so why not just go ahead and do it mercifully unless they just enjoy the torture. I cannot believe they didn't know he would die from all that. Just 17 years, wow.

 

[brandi]

i hope THEY. FUCKING. DIE.

 

[Satanica]

SLowly and painfully!

 

[robin299]

They do all this crazy horrible sadistic shit to this little boy and they get 17 years? That's a slap on the wrist!
I sure hope they get what they deserve behind bars

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Come on, they know they're killing the kid. How could they not, so why not just go ahead and do it mercifully unless they just enjoy the torture. I cannot believe they didn't know he would die from all that. Just 17 years, wow.

This is one of those cases that will haunt you like Briana, Baby P, Nia, Shaniya and sadly so many other angels that were stolen from this earth.

 

[alifinrox]

this one is probably the worst ive read on here at least in terms of making me want to impose justice on a piece of shit myself. normally i dont take much part in wishing physical torture on people like these because i dont want hate fear and suffering to spread in this world... but anyone who can be this fucked up over that long of a time span and continuously not only not get the poor kid medical attn but actually keep beating him, has to be really fucking miserable already anyway. so i say put em out of their fucking misery. their current sentence is a slap in the bruised face of that sweet boy. fucking grrrr!

 

[lithiumgirl]

Australia really coddles their criminals ... sick.

 

[MiaBella]

Those two fuckers need to be killed the same way they killed Moko. I wonder how long they would last if someone stomped on their guts...this is the worst I've read...

 

[oh hey jade]

This broke my fucking heart. 17 years...? Are they KIDDING?? This is why people kill people. Hopefully they get what they deserve while they're in prison.

 

[Sejanus]

Moko's body was "a veritable map of torture"

Kill them.
Horribly.
Slowly.
Please.

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Remember Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri

 

[Sugar Cookie]

Moko