The outraged family of murdered man Raymond Mullins says the release of one of his brutal teenage killers is like being "kicked in the teeth".
Katrina Fenton was 20 when she was sentenced to life in 2000. Her sister Natalie Fenton, who was 15 at the time, and their cousin Daniella Bowman, 18, were also convicted for their part in the frenzied slaying.
The Papatoetoe engineer was stabbed repeatedly by the younger Fenton in April 1999. Katrina Fenton beat his head with a hammer, while Bowman laid into him with a pot.
This week, Katrina Fenton was granted parole and released from prison. It was recommended that she not live in Auckland "out of respect" for the Mullins family.
Relatives of the victim are devastated she is out.