Paul Bailey, the man who raped and murdered Otago schoolgirl Kylie Smith, has been denied parole and told not to bother applying for release for another three years.
Bailey, who waived his right to appear at his latest Parole Board hearing, was sentenced to life imprisonment in 1992
after he raped the 15-year-old schoolgirl before shooting her in the back of her head.
He was on bail at the time for trying to rape a woman at knifepoint and while in prison has confessed to raping a 12-year-old in 1989 and 1990.
Bailey was first eligible for parole in November 2001 but was denied release. In March 2003 the board made a postponement order ruling that Bailey could not be considered for parole for three years.
When that expired in 2006 he still could not be considered for parole because of a fixed-term sentence which had been imposed for the rape of the 12-year-old.
In March this year Bailey declined to appear before the board. He also declined to appear at his latest hearing and failed to make any written submission.
In its decision to make another postponement order refusing parole until at least 2010, the board ruled there was reason to "fear the prospect" that Bailey would commit further "serious or mortal offending" if he were to be released.
That fear was based on the fact Bailey did not appear to understand the seriousness of his offending or its consequences for the people who had been "hugely hurt" by it. He also failed to understand the extent to which his crimes would not be tolerated and had not taken convincing steps to prevent reoffending.
The board said it could not release the 42-year-old until it was sure he posed no undue risk to the safety of the community.
