Leash tightens for double murderer and former fugitive
A list of 53 conditions, including limiting personal contact, not entering bars and racetracks or using social media without permission, will seek to protect society from a terrifying double murderer and serial parole violator.
Damien Anthony Peters, now 57, killed and dismembered his two lovers, Tereupii Akai and Bevan Frost, in 2001.
He admitted dismembering the intestines of Mr. Akai’s body with a hacksaw, flushing his teeth and liver down the toilet, and disposing of the remaining limbs and organs in trash cans.
Eight months later, he stabbed Mr. Frost to death, beheaded him, and left his body in the bathtub; They stayed there for two days until the police found them.
Peters pleaded guilty to the murders in 2002 and was sentenced to 21 years in prison.
He was first released on parole in 2016, but subsequent years saw repeated violations, including drug use, threats to his superior and wearing an electronic bracelet around his ankle.
After he was released once again in 2022 under a three-year extended supervision order (ESO), authorities caught Peters trying to buy steroids and found him high on amphetamines and marijuana during a home visit.
In May 2025, Peters admitted to using marijuana and methamphetamine, being intoxicated, running away, and missing multiple counseling appointments.
He served his last prison sentence to date in 2025 and was released in September.
On Friday, NSW Supreme Court Justice Helen Roberts extended Peters’ supervision order by 18 months.
“The court is satisfied that the defendant poses an unacceptable risk,” he wrote in his decision.
Peters will be required to give officers weekly summaries of his movements, will be banned from drinking alcohol or illegal drugs and will be forced to wear an ankle bracelet for 12 months.
He is also prohibited from associating with drinkers and drug users and must receive psychological and psychiatric counselling.
After his arrest in 2001, Peters said he blamed Mr. Akai for infecting him with HIV without telling him he had the virus and for mistreating his dog.
At the time of the murder, the killer was using testosterone, marijuana, methadone, Valium and ice.
He claimed he killed Mr Frost because he was as manipulative as Mr Akai, and told police he was “tired of being used for sex”.
When asked why police killed Mr. Frost rather than letting him go, Peters said: “Because I had a dog and I have nowhere else to go and I have to think about the dog.”
“The defendant demonstrated a limited understanding of his crime and the risk factors for further offending,” Judge Roberts said. he said.
“(He) continues to pose a risk of drug relapse and offending in the context of problematic relationships.”
