A man who bashed to death a mother of three at Wellington's Basin Reserve cricket ground 15 years ago still does not understand what triggered the violent killing, the Parole Board says.
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Taylor was sentenced to life in prison for the brutal killing of 41-year-old Marie Copley on June 20, 1997.
Taylor met Ms Copley in a Wellington city bar on the night of June 19. But early on June 20, as they walked through the Basin Reserve, Taylor kicked, punched and bludgeoned her to death.
Her body was so badly beaten that a birth mark on her leg had to be used to identify her.
Taylor had a history of sex offending, and last year he waived his right to attend a parole hearing so he could attend the Kia Marama Child Sex Offender Treatment Programme, which he finished in January this year.
Parole Board chairman Judge Sir David Carruthers said last week the sentence which was of principle concern for the board was now not his sex offending, but the very violent murder.
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