Three people charged with being part of an organised criminal group which may have carried out 80 burglaries have been remanded at the Christchurch Court House.
Robert William Northe, a 30-year-old concrete worker from Bryndwr, was already in custody on at least 16 burglary charges.
He had pleaded not guilty to those and was remanded to a case review hearing on October 10. The organised criminal conspiracy charge brought him back before the Christchurch District Court yesterday, when he was remanded to the same date.
Two women charged as being part of the conspiracy – Jasmine Susan Rakanui Northe, 31, and Janelle Christina Te Puia, 31 – were both granted registrar’s remands without plea, on bail, also to October 10.
Jasmine Northe also faces a charge of selling cannabis.
The charges allege the criminal conspiracy was operating in Christchurch from February 20 to May 20.
A fourth person also charged with being a member of the organised criminal group, but not named in the charges at court today, appeared by video-link at the Christchurch District Court on Monday. He pleaded not guilty and was remanded in custody to a case review hearing on November 7.
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