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Brain-injured driver’s error caused fatal crash
A man left with a brain injury after a 2007 crash which killed his drink-driving brother has now caused a death himself when he drove through a red light while blinded by the sun. Tewi Tunoa David...
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Woman admits wanting to kill
A 20-year-old woman who was brandishing a kitchen knife when she chased three people for 200m along a Burwood street, told police that she wanted to kill them. Sarah Leigh Storer, a cleaner, pleaded...
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No complaints from prison bashing victim
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A gang bashing in Christchurch Men’s Prison only involved one gang – and the victim declined to make a complaint and refused medical treatment. However, the January 16...
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Second woman admits role in burglary ring
A second woman who has admitted her role in an organised criminal group accused of burgling 110 homes has been told to be prepared for a prison term. Elise Van Dam, 27, pleaded guilty to participating...
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Supervised golf for youth who planned terrorist attack
Life is feeling more positive – and golf is providing an outlet – for a teenager who once planned to commit a terrorist style attack in Christchurch. The youth spoke for the first time during his...
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CYFS carer jailed for 12 years for child sex assaults
“I hate you and I hope you burn in hell,” a sex abuse victim told former CYFS caregiver Rex Lawrence Wilson before the 64-year-old was jailed for 12 years. Wilson’s two victims – he was found guilty at...
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Jail term begins with $1.5m unpaid tax bill
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A businessman who admitted 44 charges is now bankrupt and cannot pay any of the $1.5 million of unpaid tax his companies owed. Libor Lasek, 47, has now begun a...
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Indefinite prison for violent sex offender
One of sex offender Brent William Charlton’s treatment sessions had to be stopped when he incorporated the female psychologist into a sadistic fantasy. Another treatment course was halted because of...
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Even darker motive behind sex worker’s murder
An inference could be drawn that Sainey Marong’s murderous plans were related to his unhealthy desire for necrophilia, the Crown said as the 33-year-old faced his sentencing in the High Court. The jury...
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Judges move to speed up cases
Memo Christchurch offenders: Failing to take your court dates seriously is likely to buy you time in the cells. Christchurch judges have moved to stop some of the “churn” that is stopping cases moving...
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Violation of murder victim alleged
A man charged with the murder of a woman in Merivale last month is also facing charges of sexually violating her and taking her car. The name of the alleged victim, Nicole Marie Tuxford, can now be...
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Organised crime ring guilty pleas
A man charged with participating in an organised criminal group involved in burglaries, thefts, and fraud has admitted 23 charges in the Christchurch District Court. Alexander James McCormick, 27,...
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Smuggled lizards were to be pets
A 24-year-old security guard has been sentenced to 18 weeks’ home detention and reparations for trying to bring four lizards into New Zealand from Thailand. Two live and two dead lizards were found in...
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Drink-driving mum loses licence indefinitely
Repeat drink-driving mum Melanie Susan Trebilco will be allowed to keep her car, but she must undergo treatment and counselling for alcohol, grief, and trauma during a supervision sentence....
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Tourist driver pays a fraction of damage bill
A honeymooning tourist who caused electrical havoc with a car crash on the West Coast has avoided a conviction and has returned overseas while paying only a tiny fraction of the potential $257,500...
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Violent meth raid hit wrong address
An innocent householder was left bound, broken, and bloodied when a methamphetamine robber got the address wrong.The householder says the doctors consider it may take years for him to recover from...
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Wine deception allegations covered by suppression
Court suppressions have been clamped on allegations of deceptions in wine industry export applications. Neither the name of an export director charged, nor the names of the six wine producers listed in...
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Greymouth shooting murder admitted
A West Coast man has admitted the shooting murder of a woman in Greymouth on October 22, at an unexpected appearance in the High Court at Christchurch. George Sean Warren, 45, pleaded guilty to the...
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Alleged abuser was blackmailed
Blackmail by two alleged victims of child sex abuse has surfaced at a trial where a West Coast man faces 24 charges. The 45-year-old man denies the charges and the defence will say that all the...
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Sentencing delayed by positive drug test
Sentencing of a woman who scammed elderly victims – including a 95-year-old – has been delayed so that a judge can find out more about a positive drug test during a home detention term. The positive...
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