Wednesday, March 31, 2010

Dysfunctional families


Remember Victoria Stevens? We blogged about Ms Stevens in January last year. She had just been arrested for contempt of Court after barking like a dog when her Mongrel Mob prospect son appeared on a murder charge. At the time, we reported:

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.


Hulio Ataria was today sentenced to life imprisonment for the murder of Mark McCutcheon. A non-parole period on eleven and a half years was imposed on him, which seems exceedingly generous towards him given the circumstances. Mr McCutcheon intervened to stop a Mongrel Mobster assaulting a woman outside a pub in Central Hawkes Bay. He was fatally stabbed by Ataria.

And Ms Stevens and her son had a painful parting today, as the Herald reports:

As Ataria was escorted from the courtroom his mother leaned forward in the public gallery mouthing "I love you, I love you". He waved and gave her the three-fingered Mob salute.

Perhaps if Ms Stevens had manifested her love differently, this tragedy might not have happened. If ever there was a postcard dysfunctional family, this is it.

And just when we thought we'd covered the worst of this, we were proved wrong. We've just watched Ms Stevens perform for the One News cameras after the sentencing. Part of her repetoire was a repeat performance of the dog-barking routine. Here's the link to the TVNZ story. Let's just say this; it made our skin crawl. Check this out:

Sitting in the public gallery while Paula spoke, Ataria's mother called out claiming Mark was a drunk and a bully before guards eventually threatened to kick her out.

Once outside though she let rip.

"I don't give a f*** about her pre-written f****** statement, no I don't, it's all bull****... if the hero hadn't of pulled the gun this s*** wouldn't have happened," she says.



Hulio Ataria is the author of his own misfortune. No-one but him is responsible for him carrying a knife and using it on another human being. But he is also the product of his upbringing, and judging by the public actions of his mother, it was a pretty lousy one. We wonder what HER excuse is. We wonder if she is STILL an invalid beneficiary. And we wonder if either of them will feel anything more than self-pity tonight when the door slams shut on Hulio Ataria's cell.


7 comments:

Barnsley Bill said...

Great post. Allthough very depressing. the solution to this is unprintable.

Inventory2 said...

Quite so BB. We can only hope that Ataria hasn't already spawned any offspring, and that his best reproductive years will be spent behind bars.

Doug said...

One of Labours best advertisements for welfare, just hope she has to look for a job pity the poor Employer.

Anonymous said...

If ever there was a case for compulsory sterilisation this woman is it. She should never have been allowed to breed.

Bearhunter said...

"She should never have been allowed to breed."

It amazes me that anyone was either that drunk or that desperate to hop in the sack with her in the first place. I'd chew my arm off to get away from the vile slapper.

Anonymous said...

she is disgusting! one of the many useless parents that our children are unfortunate enough to have, what chance do they possibly have of being contributing members of our society. Such a sad place we live in where you actually risk your own life to save someone from being abused. trying to save yet another gang whore who is probably back with the man who bashed her.

Anonymous said...

i have to say, i agree that she is a sorry excuse for a mother, and i know for a fact that she has failed miserably. Yes Hulio is a product of his upbringing, and if you only do what you only know, youll only get the results of the exapmles that you see.... in saying all of this, that miserable woman has other children who are just absoloutely beautiful people (and if my memory serves me right, so was Hulio before this) so if you are on the ouside looking in, dont be so quick to judge.