David Alan Dooley
A man found guilty by a jury of what the judge called “despicable” racial attacks on Asian people has been jailed for three years and six months.
David Alan Dooley, 26, was upset when the jury returned its verdicts at the end of his Christchurch District Court trial and still does not accept the outcome. He is seen as a high risk of reoffending.
Dooley was sentenced yesterday on two charges of assault with intent to injure, injuring with intent to injure and burglary.
Defence counsel Allister Davis said Dooley was reluctant to accept the verdicts of the jury, so showed no remorse. He accepted that Dooley was on release conditions from prison when the offending happened.
Judge Alistair Garland said that on September 24, 2010, Dooley was walking along Riccarton Rd when he yelled at three teenage Asian males and ran across the road to them.
He used his left arm to push one to the ground, and a co-offender punched him. They then punched a second man to the ground and kicked him in the head and body.
The group continued along Riccarton Rd and yelled at an Asian man riding his bicycle. Two of the group chased him and kicked him in the head and upper body.
Further along the road they followed a couple on to their property while shouting racial abuse. They cornered the man and banged his head against the door.
At earlier court sessions, a 17-year-old co-offender received a sentence of six months’ home detention and 120 hours’ community work, and a 19-year-old co-offender was sentenced to two years and four months in prison.
The judge said the offending was racially motivated.
As he left the court, Dooley gave the judge the thumbs-up and said: “Cheers, boss.”
http://www.stuff.co.nz/the-press/news/7099058/Despicable-racial-attacks-earn-jail-term
