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Woman jailed for racist bus attack on teen

Otago Daily Times Online News·Thursday, 7 May 2026·29 days ago
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Warning: this story involves descriptions of violence and mental health issues that some may find disturbing. The woman responsible for a brutal and racist bus attack in 2024 set fire to a building a year later and has lasting burns to her face and body. Ioana Joanna Jessica Kariki (also known as Ioana Tokotini) has admitted bashing Chinese-New Zealander Jason, who was then 16, with a metal rod, knocking out five of his teeth, on an Auckland bus. Jason, who wishes to go only by his first name, told NZME in 2024 that Kariki yelled racial slurs at him before attacking him, unprovoked. The following year, court documents show Kariki set fire to a room in a three-storey apartment block in Pakuranga, East Auckland, and was rescued from the burning building in a critical condition. She was found not guilty of the arson because she was deemed insane at the time.…

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