Dean Hugh Tekahu William Wickliffe (born 1948) is a notorious New Zealand criminal and prison escapee.
[1][6] This decision was criticized by Supreme Court Judge Sir Trevor Henry (then retired) because Wickliffe had been armed with a fully loaded semi-automatic pistol.
[6] Wickliffe was released in 1995, but was later found guilty of murdering Bay of Plenty man, Richard Bluett.
[7] In April 2010, Wickliffe was sentenced to two years and nine months imprisonment for drug and firearms offences committed in March 2008.
[8][9] In December 2011, six months after his release from that prison term, he was arrested for manufacture and possession of methamphetamine for supply and was sentenced to seven years imprisonment in March 2012.