after five years over minor parole violation
Tipene Halford is finally a free man after serving five years in jail for a parole violation.
In 2013, after serving twelve years for a murder he has long maintained he did not commit, Halford was paroled from prison and turned his life around - he became a cameraman working in the television and film industry.
But three years later his life would take a turn for the worse after a man was assaulted by Tipene's cousin when they were leaving a bar.
"I tried my best not to be involved but when he was hurt I came to his aid and put him in the recovery position and went to retrieve my vehicle. By the time I got back the police were there so I just went home," he tells The Hui.
Halford went to the police station the next morning to flag that he had been at the scene of the assault.
"I try to be as transparent as I can with the people who hold my freedom, so that's probation and the police."
Link to video and article: 'It's been incredibly hard': Tipene Halford released from prison after five years over minor parole violation (msn.com)
