UpdatedRic StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·23 Aug, 2026 07:00 AM6 mins to read‌Thomas Pira was sentenced in the Napier District Court to eight years in prison on 27 charges, including attempted rape, unlawful sexual connection and assault in a family relationship. Photo / Ric StevensWARNING: This article contains descriptions of the sexual and physical abuse of a young woman by her father and may be distressing for some readers.

A young woman who went to live with her long-lost father, whom she idolised but hardly knew, found herself in a “living hell” when he