A Northland man who drove his ute into three lamp posts in a bid to hurt his partner, has had his sentence reduced on appeal.
Peter John Orchard's mental health disability was the primary consideration in lowering the sentence from six years and nine months to four years and three months, the Court of Appeal decision said.
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Orchard was jailed in 2017 after he unbuckled his partner's seatbelt and deliberately drove into a series of lamp posts following an argument between the two.
Orchard's partner was hospitalised for three days, while the couple's three children, who were also passengers in the car, were unhurt but traumatised.