Shane Cribb, whose wrongful conviction sparked an Independent Police Conduct Authority report, was happy to be back at court again recently- only this time he was plastering the building.
The 26-year-old former Alexandra man has been based in Hamilton for the past four years and runs a plastering business, which employs two other people.
''I haven't been near a court in a while ... Working on the Hamilton courthouse, I was back inside a court again, but seeing a bit different side of the court than before.''
Although he had received the report only the previous day and had not had time to digest its contents properly, Mr Cribb said it was good to see ''they really got into the nitty-gritty of it all''.
It was a good outcome for him and his supporters, the Potters, and he was forever grateful to them for being his advocates.
He was ready to put the incident behind him, now it had been finally resolved, and was focusing on his career.
''It's pretty much all about work for me at the moment - there's a lot to do and deadlines to meet, so there's not much in my life outside of work.''
Mr Cribb appreciated finally having received a formal apology from the police, in May 2012.
''It took a while, but at least I finally got one.''
The report said Assistant Commissioner Dave Cliff had written to Mr Cribb on May 14 and offered an apology for the police conduct leading to his wrongful conviction and subsequent disqualification from driving, and for the amount of time it took police to uncover the truth and take remedial action.
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