Police acknowledge the sentences handed down to three men linked to the Head Hunters gang for murdering a west Auckland teenager nearly three years ago.
Jayden Mamfredos-Nair was a 19-year-old that suddenly lost contact with his family one Friday night, 21 April 2023.
Operation Violin commenced into his disappearance, and as time drew on Police concerns only grew and his family's fears were realised.
Jayden had been the victim of foul play.
A nine-month search would ensue, with Jayden's body being located on a Dairy Flat property in January 2024.
Today, the three men were sentenced in the Auckland High Court to life imprisonment for Jayden's murder.
- Prospect Matthew Snaylam received a minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years.
- Patched member Zak Kameta received a minimum period of imprisonment of 18 years.
- Associate Hassan Al Fadhli received a minimum period of imprisonment of 17 years.
Detective Inspector Callum McNeill, of Waitematā CIB, acknowledges all Police staff and specialists involved in the case.
"This team never gave up their work to locate Jayden and bring him home for his family," he says.
"I'm incredibly proud of this team, for their absolute determination to see the investigation through to the end and seek justice on behalf of Jayden's family.
"Jayden's death has placed a heavy toll on his family, and I know they deeply feel his loss.
"They have been incredibly composed through four weeks of evidence.
"Nothing we could have done would have brought Jayden back, but I hope there is some closure for them in being able to find Jayden and lay him to rest."
