Glassie’s mother back to jail
The mother of murdered toddler Nia Glassie has been recalled to prison after authorities became concerned that she was a risk to the community.
Lisa Kuka was jailed for nine years on two counts of manslaughter following 3-year-old Nia’s death in Rotorua in August 2007.
The case remains one of New Zealand’s worst examples of child abuse.
Kuka was granted parole less than two years ago, but is now back behind bars after she allegedly breached her release conditions by living at an unapproved property.
She appeared in the Manukau District Court earlier this month charged with breaching parole and was subsequently recalled to prison.
She is yet to be sentenced but a final recall order was granted and she is back in prison.
Corrections northern region acting operations manager Ana Cullen said Kuka had moved to an unapproved address without the permission of her probation officer.
That resulted in what Corrections allege were “several breaches” of her conditions. Cullen did not specify what those breaches were.
Kuka had earlier been refused parole in 2013.