Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri

Moko Sayviah Rangitoheriri died on August 10 2016 from injuries he received during prolonged abuse and torture. His case shocked, saddened and angered New Zealanders and led to marches in his name against child abuse. Murdered by by David Haerewa and Tania Shailer. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/moko-rangitoheriris-violent-and-tragi...

Tania Shailer and David Haerewa were supposed to be looking after Moko while his mother Nicole Dally-Paki was at Starship Hospital caring for one of her other children. Haerewa admitted to police that he'd slapped, kicked and stomped on Moko, and confessed he would regularly lock the toddler in a bathroom on his own for hours at a time. During the trial it was also revealed that Shailer, who was an early childcare teacher, stomped on Moko's stomach and abdomen - injuries believed to have been the main contributors to his death. Source: https://www.newshub.co.nz/home/new-zealand/2017/03/tania-shailer-da...

His body was a veritable map of torture - Moko had human bite marks, contusions, abrasions, deep bruising, lacerations, patterned injuries on his face, chin, neck, ears, lower lip, gums, eyes, ribs, testes, skin, chest, tummy, shoulder, arms. Source: https://www.nzherald.co.nz/nz/moko-rangitoheriris-violent-and-tragi...

It appears Haerewa abused Moko whenever he could. In a horrid twist, he is not the only child abuser in his family. He is the uncle of Benny Haerewa, who killed 4-year-old James Whakaruru. James was systematically beaten for several years before the fatal attack in 1999.