A prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord is now allowed back into the Canterbury area - to live in a property he's purchased
A prominent Christchurch eye surgeon jailed for attempting to murder his landlord is now allowed back into the Canterbury area - to live in a property he's purchased
14 February 2026
66-year-old Ian Dallison was jailed for almost 7 years after pleading guilty to one charge of attempting to murder his landlord - Alberto Ceccarelli and one of wounding the man's wife in 2022.
On the day of the attack, Dallison was adjudicated bankrupt on an application by Ceccarelli and an associate, who owned a commercial building that Dallison had previously leased.
Dallison was released from prison on parole last year to an approved address in Marlborough.
He's now able to move back to Canterbury with an exclusion zone put in place to alleviate any concerns by the victims.
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