Belinda FeekOpen Justice multimedia journalist, Waikato·NZ Herald·10 Jul, 2026 03:00 AM6 mins to read‌Mark Hoggart was sentenced to preventive detention in 2004. He has now successfully appealed against that sentence. Photo / 123rfWARNING: This story details violence against women and may upset some readers.A man with an extensive history of violence against women has had his preventive detention sentence quashed after serving about 21 years in prison and will now walk free after being resentenced.

Mark Dean Hoggart was 20 years