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Jailed abuser tells victim he loves her
File image. © Andrew Bardwell After getting a 10-year jail term for eight years of sexual abuse of his stepdaughter, a 39-year-old man told his victim: “I love you so much.” Christchurch District Court...
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Row boat burglars admit island raid
Two Lincoln University students have admitted using a row boat to carry out the first burglary in 17 years on Great Barrier Island in the Hauraki Gulf. The pair not only took property from the holiday...
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Port Co fined $75,000 for workplace hazard prosecution
The Lyttelton Port Co has been fined $75,000 for a health and safety breach that occurred only weeks after the death of employee Bradley Fletcher when machinery toppled at the port. The fine was...
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Trial halts after attempted poisoning charge dropped
A woman has admitted charges of armed burglary and assault with intent to injure after the Crown dropped a charge of attempted poisoning as her Christchurch District Court trial was due to begin. The...
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Two frenzied attacks with screwdriver admitted
A 38-year-old Northcote man told police he had no memory of using a screwdriver to inflict 30 stab wounds on two men in an apparent jealousy attack. Christopher Charles Mohi, a labourer, admitted two...
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Crooked ‘clearing house’ at home detention address
A 42-year-old man ran a “significant criminal enterprise” – a clearing house for stolen cars and property – from the Linwood Avenue house where he was serving home detention. Police found Eugene Carl...
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Woman jailed for stabbing partner as he slept
A woman has been jailed for three years three months for stabbing her partner with a kitchen knife as he slept. The man was rushed to hospital on December 10 for urgent surgery on the knife wound to...
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Decade in jail for sex offender
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A man who raped and did indecent acts on a young girl was jailed for over 10 years in the Christchurch District Court, but did not get a minimum period of prison imposed....
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Judge ends murder prosecution of James Roberts
Murder proceedings against James Stedman Roberts have been formally discontinued in the High Court in Christchurch, a month after he was found dead. Crown prosecutor Barnaby Hawes handed Justice...
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Fourth offender admits scamming elderly victims
A fourth person has admitted scamming very elderly Christchurch victims – women aged 88, 94, 95, and 97. Leanna Korau, also known as Wylie, aged 27, unemployed, admitted four charges of causing loss by...
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Teacher remanded in custody on sex charges
A Christchurch school teacher facing indecency charges has been remanded in custody for a month, to a Christchurch District Court session where he will be expected to enter pleas. Michael William...
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Inept shoplifter heading for rehab
A 22-year-old’s two inept shoplifting episodes have sent him on the road to rehabilitation to sort out his drug and alcohol issues. Jackson Strathdee-Goomes, of Somerfield, admitted four trespass and...
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Freighting co to pay $86,000 for fatigue failure
A Christchurch judge has sent an $86,000 message to the transport industry that it must get to grips with the issue of driver workload and fatigue. Otorohanga-based family business Freight Lines Ltd...
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Ram attack driver missed his target
A 27-year-old man deliberately rammed a car off Hoon Hay Road but missed injuring the target of his attack. The passenger emerged unscathed but the driver was badly injured with broken ribs, collarbone...
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Gang figure denies receiving charge
A man said to be a senior Head Hunters gang figure in Christchurch has denied a charge of receiving stolen travel vouchers. Lyndon Vaughan Richardson, 43, entered the not guilty plea before a registrar...
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Teen jailed for street robbery
A youth has been sent to prison for 18 months for his part in a group robbery of teenagers in November. David Farhan Prasad was sentenced on charges of robbery, theft of an I-Phone, receiving a...
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Meth involved in dangerous driving that injured two
A 31-year-old with Mongrel Mob links was high on methamphetamine and alcohol when his aggressive driving injured two people in a taxi he crashed into. “He is hazy as to what took place,” defence...
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Apology keeps repeat drink-driver out of prison
Bay Aferahama Haika’s very public apology has helped to keep him out of prison for his fourth drink-driving conviction. Christchurch District Court Judge John Strettell told the 55-year-old that prison...
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Bail appeal refused on fraud charges
A Redwood man facing fraud charges involving $91,850 has been refused bail at an appeal hearing in the High Court at Christchurch. Kim Michael David Barwell, 50, has denied all 66 charges and elected...
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Man self-harmed in domestic violence incident
A man who threatened his partner with a machete while she was holding a young daughter, then self-harmed himself with a knife, was sentenced to prison in the Christchurch District Court today....
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