It looks like the title for this post, and one last week which preceded it is going to spawn a series.The mother of the man accused of urdering Mark McCutcheon has been jailed for contempt of court after barking like a dog, wrestling with police and swearing in front of his widow.
Victoria Stevens, an invalid beneficiary, was among a small group in Hastings District Court to support her son Hulio Ataria, 22, who is accused of murdering Mr McCutcheon on January 23.
Mr McCutcheon's widow, Paula, and about 40 supporters some wearing T-shirts with his image and the message "enough is enough" crowded into the packed courthouse, some having to kneel, others standing.
Stevens, 43, and four supporters sat on the other side of the courtroom.
As Ataria was led away, Stevens yelled, "Love you" and barked like a dog, a sign of Mongrel Mob support. When Judge Richard Watson ordered her arrest she yelled obscenities at him.
Four police officers held Stevens, who resisted arrest and kicked open the doors as she was taken from the court.
Mrs McCutcheon stared calmly at Ataria throughout his brief apearance, while he avoided looking her way.
Stevens pleaded guilty to a charge of contempt of court later in the day. Her lawyer, Rebecca Guthrie, said she was sorry for her behaviour and wanted to apologise to the court and all present.
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I am so glad that you can state the obvious. Yes this is a generational dysfunctional family, and I should no being her cousin. this is not just her and her offspring we are talking about though it goes back two maybe three generations before. The main ingredients being violence, verbal abuse and alchol abuse, abandonment and in some case worse.Unfortunely for vicky and her children you throw in drugs and a subculture that takes you in broken and as you are, then exploits that brokenness you are not going to get much of a future for this family. These children have seen more in there very short lives that would sicken the most harden of person. It breaks my heart to see her like that and to know that this is a trait that runs through our family, but it does. I pray that there will be a miracle in all of the family that takes that bitterness and hatred away and that one day they will know that though they will pay for there mistakes they are love. I really pray that Vicky will learn to forgive herself as well, for noone and I mean noone can make you feel more like a piece of shit then yourself.
Thanks for sharing those insights Anon.
It sounds like you have found a better way through faith, I hope you are able to reach out to your cousins and help them get out of the gutter they are living in.
Sometimes a twisted mind can only be rescued when a person hits rock bottom and makes their own decision to change.
Anon - thank you for taking the time to post such an insightful response on such a personal matter.
It is heartbreaking to see such dysfunction in a family, but sadly, it is a real issue that we as a supposedly "civilised" society need to come to grips with. You refer to a "subculture that takes you in broken and as you are, then exploits that brokenness" - are you meaning the gangs? I understand that this family has strong Mongerl Mob connections. If so, it adds to the argument to ban gangs and the gang sub-culture.
Thanks again for sharing with us - kia kaha.
I am proud to be the daughter of victoria stevens. No my family ant perfect but no ones is yes its a shame thing had to tern owt lyk this but you people are jst putin your apinoins not even nown tha truth of why this incidant took place that day jst because he has been around a crowd that most people don't like you ameadiatly juge him for that. my brother hass a hart and i no that if he could he would go back and do things differntly.. I do feel for marks family and whish them the best.i could never imagion growing up with owt my father and then to find owt he got murded so i really do feel for you.......
She is Absolutely Disgusting along with that tsunami Gut trying to escape from her pants. Son of her's needs a good Slam,No Heart in him Just A Body with Bones NO Bloody Excuse for taking another's life. Yeah Yeah it run's in the family but she chose to be the Mad person she is & so did that Cracked Son of hers. Man I could Thump you for saying " you people are jst putin your apinoins not nown tha truth of why this incidant took place that day " Grammar, You need to return to SCHOOL!! Along with any Pathetic people supporting that Paru(Dirty) Mutt & his Kunikuni mother yelling abusive words at the Griveing widow. My Family is highly involved with the mongreal mob & Black power but we dont chose to follow as we have our own Roro(Brain) to think and there's NO WAY they dominate our towns on he coast as they maybe high rarky in there stupid gangs but when it comes back to us they a graded on the same level as the rest, removing all there crap. Clearly dont have children if your so dame unstable women! Cause this is what happens.
Much Aroha(Love) to the Family of Mark as losing a Love one is the hardest thing for anyone.
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