Mark Lyon

Mark Lyon was sentenced to 15 years behind bars in 2014 on drug and sex charges, including plying women with drugs and sexually assaulting them.

An investigation by the independent corrections inspectorate would also be carried out. Our thoughts are with the man’s family and friends.” Tuhoro said all deaths in custody would be referred to the coroner for investigation and determination of cause of death.

Our newsroom has been told Lyon was in Waikato's Tongariro Prison when he became gravely unwell ... and died in Waikato Hospital over the weekend.

Property millionaire, meth addict and deviant Mark Lyon has died in prison 1 August 2022 Property millionaire, meth addict and deviant Mark Lyon has died in prison Our newsroom has been told Lyon was in Waikato's Tongariro Prison when he became gravely unwell ... and died in Waikato Hospital over the weekend.© 2022 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

Father of violated girl on Mark Lyon's death: 'You've put a smile on my face.'

I feel a lot of sympathy for Cliff and his family and what they have had to go through. It was one infringement too many, said Taylor, that had Lyon put in a neighbouring maximum security cell at Paremoremo's Auckland prison for a period. With his wealth and easy access to drugs, he had a woman aged 20 scour central Auckland for vulnerable prey. There is a period in addiction where a visage is maintained, and then a period where the mask slips. Lyon in the grip of the drug would use scissors to painstakingly separate the women's bodies from their backgrounds. The unravelling of Lyon there included the extraordinary story of the millionaire blasting off in search of the island Mangaia on White Lightning, a 2000hp speedboat, covering the few hundred kilometres in just a few hours. Lyon was barred from brothels around central Auckland as his frustration turned to anger over his inability to feed the urges meth had planted. There was a period of relative calm in Rarotonga but it didn't last. It was said to have started with a candle that tipped in Lyon's bedroom, setting fire to curtains. It was an Alladin's Cave of wonders that Lyon protected with booby traps to deter intruders. Lyon was an Auckland Grammar boy and heir to the Goodman Fielder Wattie fortune. One of Lyon's best friends from Auckland Grammar went on to become a senior police officer but the property developer now had a new circle that included some well-known criminal names.

A father whose teenage daughter was raped by multimillionaire property developer Mark Lyon who was later jailed for drugs and sex offences says it's a relief ...