Renata Leaf pleaded guilty to a charge of arson, for which he was convicted by Judge Philip Crayton.
21 May 2026
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Renata Leaf has admitted a charge of arson after burning down his father's Kāinga Ora home.
After a day of drinking and his father refusing to take him to buy drugs, Renata Leaf got angry.
He got so angry that he ripped off his clothes, bared his buttocks to his father, yelled abuse, and grabbed a knife from the kitchen.
Renata Leaf faces court after destroying the Waikato house, valued at about $160,000.
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