Archive for November, 2013
Businesswoman granted suppression at sentencing
A Christchurch woman prosecuted for a document fraud offence related to the huge LWR collapse dabbed at her eyes and thanked the judge after being fined $2000 but granted a suppression order that will let her stay in business.
Family support for Opawa park offender
Family members are standing by a 63-year-old Avondale man who has admitted masturbating in front of two women in Hansen Park, Opawa.
Police seek owners of missing cash
The Hornby police are seeking the owners of two sums of money recently found in the area and handed in.
Restaurant manager fiddled loyalty points
Restaurant manager Paul Thomas Foster fiddled the loyalty card system at the Speights Alehouse in Bealey Avenue to get himself nearly $17,000.
Murder plea delay pending mental health report
Entering of a plea on a charge of murder has been deferred for a man who is continuing to undergo psychiatric evaluation in Hillmorton Hospital.
Bogus $700,000 earthquake claim admitted
The chief executive of Christchurch company Black Box Spatial Ltd has admitted deceiving an insurance company into paying out more than $700,000 in business interruption insurance after the earthquakes.
Bail bid delayed for accused ‘plum sauce burglar’
The man accused of being Linwood’s plum sauce burglar remains in custody after a series of glitches has prevented hearing of his bail application.
Jail term for fire-lighter
A 49-year-old man with bipolar disorder was sentenced to three years five months prison for lighting five fires in July.
Peace breaks out in Spreydon
A Samoan man had to kneel for some time during a reconciliation meeting between families that followed a bloody street brawl in Spreydon.
Lighter sentences for Maori offenders suggested
Lighter sentences should be considered for Maori offenders because of their “environment of deprivation”, Christchurch lawyer James Rapley is arguing in front of the Court of Appeal.
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