ATLAST. we have a voice in NEW ZEALAND that actually speaks the truth, without any dressing up, how long have we waited for this voice. Thank you Matua for being that lone voice.
By the way when a house burns down with people /children inside in the middle of the day, we think something is amiss.
Thanks for being here as a subscriber, Debra. I try to cover the things most people won’t talk about. Writing about the murder of three innocent children isn’t easy, but someone has to. I’m just trying to make the most of freedom of speech while we still have it, in some form.
This case - the man killing his children and the family dog would have to be one of the saddest stories of 2025. I feel genuine anger.
He and Tom Phillips share that title. Dean Field designed this with one objective , to strip his wife of everything and leave her with nothing . No babies , no home , no worldly possessions, no husband . He has left her in a place oof deepest pain and very little of herself to make into some type of life again.
Not quite the same , but partly the same motive of spite. He took the children away . He tried to make it look like they had been washed away at sea . He deprived his own kids by living in poor conditions and caused untold pain to the mother and families .
Was reading in yesterday’s paper a family member saying “he was a broken man”.
So what. It’s unforgivable that he should murder his own children. I don’t believe for a moment that he had anything but hatred in his heart when he made that decision.
To do that to any child, let alone your own, is the worst of the worst. It reminds me of the case of the South African doctor in Timaru, Dickason, I'm pretty sure she’s still in a hospital rather than in prison.
Every time I see a picture of his children, I cry, sobbing tears. As a father of three, I cannot contemplate anything other than loving your kids, nurturing them and bringing them to adulthood is both a privilege and a joy. How could he do it? How could he have been born without any soul? Bastard, bastard, bastard! Rot in hell!
Gutless is correct and damn it i wish the death penalty was an option. I have to ask respectfully where was mum and why were the kids with him. I realise he must of been a complete arsehole but why would you leave them in his care. Apologies to people who may be offended by my opinion but i dont understand why
And he would have been one of those standing up in Family Court ranting about how much he loved his children and should get full custody, just like Tom Phillips
Tom Philips wife spent time in jail for meth usage addiction or sale of, cant remember. That is why he went for sole custody and then the wife's family rocked up and told him they would "get him". Hence he took his kids to safety.
I get that part, but some pretty wild incestuous rumours emerged after his death. If those rumours are true, I’d say he’s just as disgusting as the bloke I wrote about above.
Truth will probably never see the light of day. Tom Phillips’ family, with help from Linda Clark, got a High Court injunction stopping the media from reporting key details.
I’ve had tip-offs from someone inside Parliament, and the rumours are looking far closer to fact than fiction. I’ll say this straight - I do not, and will never, support incest or pedophiles.
That is the perfect analysis. When you read her account of not only did he take the lives of his living children but also the ashes of their stillborn child and the family pet. The extent of his depravity is inconceivable. He was soulless.
There really needs to be an inquest into this case. Answers are needed, and it should be established whether anything could have been done to prevent it.
Unfortunately there is still a culture of “ownership” by some men and more prevalent and insidious than most people know. I heard a comment that was made “but what did she do?” that makes me despair there will never not be that belief.
With you all the way here Matua. There are plenty of arsehole white folk out there and this guy leads the pack. I know nothing of his ‘mental health’, nor do I really care. Every father knows their job is to protect their kids.
As to the ‘white’ part. This of course does not change the TRUTH that child murder is way higher in ‘Maori’ households than any other cultural group in the world…. Both that, and this can be awfully true.
Mmm... human nature I guess, to jump to the first emotion that appears in your mind. People have mentioned Tom Philips. Very few know the background, what the wife and her mother were like and what they were doing. Tom WAS trying to save the kids... maybe in the wrong way, but to him it was the only resort he had. The word I have on Dean Fields is that he was well liked, hard working, very good at his job, had brought a run down house on some land to build up his own truck mechanic business on it, had done some extensive renovations in the house and was part way around painting the outside... and loved his kids. The wife was known to be sleeping around and they had separated. Who had custody of the kids at that stage, I don't know.... but they were at the house with Dean... which maybe says something. What made him snap? Could he have been served with a Court order perhaps? She got full custody of the kids and the family home to house them? Was she going to move back in... and bring a new boyfriend with her? Everything that Fields had worked for.... lost? There's always more to these things than it appears at first glance. I don't condone it, a terrible tragedy... but I understand a little how the mind works. I wonder if the whole truth came out how those that gave nearly a 1/3 of a million dollars because of their first emotional response will feel.
Yes, there are times when a wife causes huge trauma in a marriage, despite a man doing his very best to be a decent husband and father. And yes, that can lead to severe depression and desperation for the aggrieved man. I’ve seen this close to home and the impact it has for decades on a man’s mental health.
But never, ever, can it be used to justify the murder of your children. Never.
ATLAST. we have a voice in NEW ZEALAND that actually speaks the truth, without any dressing up, how long have we waited for this voice. Thank you Matua for being that lone voice.
By the way when a house burns down with people /children inside in the middle of the day, we think something is amiss.
Thanks for being here as a subscriber, Debra. I try to cover the things most people won’t talk about. Writing about the murder of three innocent children isn’t easy, but someone has to. I’m just trying to make the most of freedom of speech while we still have it, in some form.
This case - the man killing his children and the family dog would have to be one of the saddest stories of 2025. I feel genuine anger.
He and Tom Phillips share that title. Dean Field designed this with one objective , to strip his wife of everything and leave her with nothing . No babies , no home , no worldly possessions, no husband . He has left her in a place oof deepest pain and very little of herself to make into some type of life again.
After what I’ve heard about Tom Phillips, it would definitely be shared - assuming the baby rumours are true.
I've had the baby rumours verified by a fairly senior & long serving detective. He also hated "Cuddles"
And now I have just read her stillborn babies ashes and the family dog were also lost to the fire 😓
John Hart you deleted your message ?
Yes I commented before reading the rest of the comments.
Not quite the same , but partly the same motive of spite. He took the children away . He tried to make it look like they had been washed away at sea . He deprived his own kids by living in poor conditions and caused untold pain to the mother and families .
I agree completely.
Was reading in yesterday’s paper a family member saying “he was a broken man”.
So what. It’s unforgivable that he should murder his own children. I don’t believe for a moment that he had anything but hatred in his heart when he made that decision.
3 children. 3 separate murders.
Gutless vile man.
To do that to any child, let alone your own, is the worst of the worst. It reminds me of the case of the South African doctor in Timaru, Dickason, I'm pretty sure she’s still in a hospital rather than in prison.
Every time I see a picture of his children, I cry, sobbing tears. As a father of three, I cannot contemplate anything other than loving your kids, nurturing them and bringing them to adulthood is both a privilege and a joy. How could he do it? How could he have been born without any soul? Bastard, bastard, bastard! Rot in hell!
Yes, it’s these times I won’t to believe there’s a he’ll rather than the one left behind.
Sometimes I wish a real & existential hell actually stood up from a theological perspective!
Gutless is correct and damn it i wish the death penalty was an option. I have to ask respectfully where was mum and why were the kids with him. I realise he must of been a complete arsehole but why would you leave them in his care. Apologies to people who may be offended by my opinion but i dont understand why
Yeah, I’m not entirely sure, to be honest. I think she might have shared something publicly with the NZ Herald today, but I haven’t read it yet.
It’s a fair question.
And he would have been one of those standing up in Family Court ranting about how much he loved his children and should get full custody, just like Tom Phillips
Tom Philips wife spent time in jail for meth usage addiction or sale of, cant remember. That is why he went for sole custody and then the wife's family rocked up and told him they would "get him". Hence he took his kids to safety.
I get that part, but some pretty wild incestuous rumours emerged after his death. If those rumours are true, I’d say he’s just as disgusting as the bloke I wrote about above.
Rumours are just rumours. Wait until the truth prevails before condeming Tom. Truth will come out as some are rather hard to hide.
Truth will probably never see the light of day. Tom Phillips’ family, with help from Linda Clark, got a High Court injunction stopping the media from reporting key details.
I’ve had tip-offs from someone inside Parliament, and the rumours are looking far closer to fact than fiction. I’ll say this straight - I do not, and will never, support incest or pedophiles.
Neither would I, but before condeming I would need to see facts. IF he did impregnate his daughter - yes, he deserved to be shot.
Thats true she did. I stilk don't agree with him taking his kids like that but agree there is a lot more to the story there
That is the perfect analysis. When you read her account of not only did he take the lives of his living children but also the ashes of their stillborn child and the family pet. The extent of his depravity is inconceivable. He was soulless.
There really needs to be an inquest into this case. Answers are needed, and it should be established whether anything could have been done to prevent it.
Unfortunately there is still a culture of “ownership” by some men and more prevalent and insidious than most people know. I heard a comment that was made “but what did she do?” that makes me despair there will never not be that belief.
With you all the way here Matua. There are plenty of arsehole white folk out there and this guy leads the pack. I know nothing of his ‘mental health’, nor do I really care. Every father knows their job is to protect their kids.
As to the ‘white’ part. This of course does not change the TRUTH that child murder is way higher in ‘Maori’ households than any other cultural group in the world…. Both that, and this can be awfully true.
Mmm... human nature I guess, to jump to the first emotion that appears in your mind. People have mentioned Tom Philips. Very few know the background, what the wife and her mother were like and what they were doing. Tom WAS trying to save the kids... maybe in the wrong way, but to him it was the only resort he had. The word I have on Dean Fields is that he was well liked, hard working, very good at his job, had brought a run down house on some land to build up his own truck mechanic business on it, had done some extensive renovations in the house and was part way around painting the outside... and loved his kids. The wife was known to be sleeping around and they had separated. Who had custody of the kids at that stage, I don't know.... but they were at the house with Dean... which maybe says something. What made him snap? Could he have been served with a Court order perhaps? She got full custody of the kids and the family home to house them? Was she going to move back in... and bring a new boyfriend with her? Everything that Fields had worked for.... lost? There's always more to these things than it appears at first glance. I don't condone it, a terrible tragedy... but I understand a little how the mind works. I wonder if the whole truth came out how those that gave nearly a 1/3 of a million dollars because of their first emotional response will feel.
Yes, there are times when a wife causes huge trauma in a marriage, despite a man doing his very best to be a decent husband and father. And yes, that can lead to severe depression and desperation for the aggrieved man. I’ve seen this close to home and the impact it has for decades on a man’s mental health.
But never, ever, can it be used to justify the murder of your children. Never.
if he survived do you think he wouldve been made out as a victim like lauren dickison was after murdering her 3 daughters?
Of course not, he is a male. She is probably still in a mental ward; she should really be in prison, in my opinion.