▁concluded : ▁" Mr ▁Bur ton ' s ▁documented ▁improvement ▁in ▁conduct ▁and ▁release ▁plan ▁supports ▁a ▁case ▁for ▁a ▁carefully ▁managed ▁release ▁under ▁close ▁super vision ." ▁The ▁decision ▁to ▁par ole ▁him ▁was ▁made ▁despite ▁the ▁Department ' s ▁failure ▁to ▁meet ▁the ▁board ' s ▁request ▁that ▁Bur ton ▁be ▁e ased ▁back ▁into ▁the ▁community ▁by ▁a ▁process ▁of ▁home ▁leaves . ▁The ▁Board ▁also ▁decided ▁it ▁would ▁be ▁unf air ▁to ▁hold ▁against ▁him ▁an ▁un subst anti ated ▁alleg ation ▁related ▁to ▁an ▁alleg ed ▁incident ▁in ▁prison , ▁because ▁there ▁was ▁no ▁documentation ▁to ▁confirm ▁whether ▁it ▁had ▁occurred . ▁ ▁Bur ton ▁was ▁released ▁into ▁the ▁care ▁of ▁his ▁bi ological ▁mother , ▁whom ▁he ▁bare ly ▁knew ; ▁he ▁had ▁met ▁her ▁about ▁ 1 2 ▁times ▁in ▁the ▁ 1 4 ▁years ▁he ▁had ▁been ▁in ▁prison . ▁She ▁had ▁been ▁living ▁in ▁Australia ▁for ▁some ▁years ▁but ▁agreed ▁to ▁come ▁back ▁to ▁New ▁Zealand ▁for ▁one ▁month ▁to ▁assist ▁Bur ton ' s ▁" re integration ". ▁Bur ton ▁and ▁his ▁mother ▁were ▁given ▁a ▁one - bed room ▁flat ▁in ▁Well ington ▁but ▁had ▁problems ▁with ▁a ▁no isy ▁neighbour ▁who ▁used ▁to ▁b ang ▁on ▁the ▁walls ▁all ▁the ▁time . ▁Bur ton ▁said ▁he ▁asked ▁his ▁prob ation ▁officer ▁to ▁move ▁them ▁to ▁another ▁flat . ▁He ▁told ▁the ▁prob ation ▁officer : ▁" I ' m ▁going ▁to ▁kill ▁my ▁neighbour , ▁he ' s ▁keeping ▁me ▁aw