Child predator Peter Holdem has been refused parole, after being assessed as needing "immense" rehabilitation.
Holdem was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1987, for the murder of Christchurch schoolgirl Louisa Damodran.
The 6-year-old was abducted as she walked home from school, throttled, and then dumped in a river.
A Parole Board hearing on May 29 has now decided Holdem has a "significant" amount of work to complete before his threat to society is reduced. The Board won't see him again until 2020.
![When Peter Holdem killed schoolgirl Louisa Damodran in 1986, he had just been released from prison for the abduction and attempted murder of a 10-year-old girl. Photo / File](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/ACLQNKIKNU7VPKURASD2SLH5UM.jpg?auth=d0514c8a6e63bc312561c0453736e196f535cdaef0fe6365c59af05b038288db&width=16&height=21&quality=70&smart=true)