Sentencing — wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm — use of weapons — R v Taueki [2005] 3 NZLR 372. The defendant faced sentence after pleading guilty to one charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm. The defendant and her son had attacked the complainant for an unknown reason, the defendant punching and kicking the complainant and striking her with a metal rod. The complainant suffered multiple injuries and required staples to her head and stitches to her knees. The court adopted a starting point for sentence of seven years' imprisonment. Aggravating features included a high level of violence, lack of provocation and use of a weapon. The complainant had been severely affected by the incident. Mitigating features included a willingness to attend restorative justice, efforts to rehabilitate, and the offender's personal circumstances (a traumatising childhood). The court allowed no adjustment for remorse as the defendant had tended to minimise or justify her behaviour and had falsely portrayed her son as the principal offender. The court arrived at a final sentence of four years, six and a half months' imprisonment. Judgment Date: 22 February 2018.