Craig KapitanSenior Multimedia Journalist·NZ Herald·26 Aug, 2026 07:58 PM6 mins to readAuckland resident Robert Mark Purchase has admitted abduction for purposes of sexual connection, injuring with intent to injure and strangulation.When ex-con Robert Mark Purchase shared with a journalist last year a hard-luck story about how he had applied for nearly 8000 jobs but felt constantly stymied by a 1997 prison stint as a young adult, the Aucklander touted himself as both “honest” and “honourable” nowadays.
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