Archive for November, 2013
Gang member jailed for theft from neo-natal unit
Cripps gang member Sonny Clarke says he’s sorry for stealing electronic gear from the neo-natal unit at Christchurch Women’s Hospital but he still swore at the judge when he didn’t get the sentence he wanted.
Neighbour accused of burglary claims she was ‘set up’
A woman accused of burgling a neighbour’s cottage had the property taken from the cottage hidden around her house, Crown prosecutor Karyn South told a jury in the Christchurch District Court.
Alleged burglar offers medical advice to judge
A man accused of being the “plum sauce burglar” has offered a judge some well-meaning medical advice.
Predator says text to victim was ‘accidental’
On-line sex predator Cameron Stuart Hore has ended up back in prison for three months for what he claims was an “accidental” text message to an earlier victim.
Convicted murderer admits attack on prison guard
A 54-year-old man who is seven years into a life term for a Nelson murder that involved a frenzied knife attack has admitted head-butting a prison officer while serving his time at Rolleston Prison.
Fines for census defaulters
Fourteen people have been prosecuted for failing to fill in or mutilating their 2013 Census forms.
Repeat burglar and thief avoids jail term
A cancer diagnosis and a long jail term for a conviction that was overturned on appeal have led to a home detention sentence for a repeat burglar and thief.
Claims of firearms purchases on Facebook
A 20-year-old who said he had bought six firearms from someone on Facebook was sentenced to a year in prison for unlawfully possession of the guns and their ammunition.
Sex offender back in jail over secret videos
A sex offender is back in prison serving more of a 12-year term after being convicted of secretly filming an 18-year-old woman in the shower and on the toilet.
Six-year jail term for LWR collapse losses
LWR owner Kenneth James Anderson’s frauds at the time of the company’s $100 million collapse have left him shamed, devastated, bankrupt, without assets at the age of 66 – and now jailed for six years.
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