Emotions ran raw with the crown prosecutor and judge choking up during a manslaughter sentencing in the High Court at Rotorua.
Both referred to Adrian Ngamotu's case as tragic and one that had divided his family. Ngamotu, 55, had earlier pleaded guilty to the manslaughter of his sister Lisa- Anne Ngamotu at Acacia Bay, Taupo, on May 8 last year.
Lisa-Anne was injured after Ngamotu backed into a caravan she was attempting to immobilise by placing it on blocks, sending it swinging around, striking her before pinning her to the ground.
She died in Waikato Hospital during surgery to the extensive body injuries she suffered.
Justice Anne Hinton on Wednesday sentenced him to three years and nine months' jail and disqualified him from driving for three years following his release.