Archive for March, 2014
Court hears of teenager’s dangerous high speed run
Teenager Daniel William Taylor has been jailed for 15 months for a red-zone house burglary and for speeding through a red light at a busy Linwood intersection at 100km an hour.
Brazilian men in custody on drugs charges
Three Brazilian men have been remanded in custody after appearances in the Christchurch District Court on cocaine-related charges today.
Guilty verdict in Mellory Manning murder trial
The jury has rejected Mauha Huatahi Fawcett’s claim that he took no part in the gangland murder of Christchurch street sex worker Mellory Manning.
Murder trial jury heads home overnight
Four-and-a-half hours after it retired to consider its verdict, the jury in the Mellory Manning murder trial has headed home for the night without reaching a decision.
Alleged on-line predator admits four charges
A man described by police as an on-line predator has pleaded guilty to four charges.
Jury retires to consider verdict in Mellory Manning trial
The jury in the High Court trial of Mauha Huatahi Fawcett, for the murder of 27-year-old Ngatai Lynette Manning, has retired to consider its verdict.
Court hears of ‘squalor’ of addiction
Michael Robert Loader was no drug world Mr Big. He manufactured and sold $400,000 worth of heroin, but because of his own addiction he lived in squalor.
Life changes after petrol suicide bid
A man who tried to commit suicide in a bizarre petrol incident last year has proved to be a talented musician.
Man prepared to address his ‘indecency’ problem
Four indecent acts in public places offences led to an intensive supervision sentence, and community work for a 27-year-old in the Christchurch District Court.
Legal highs blamed for ‘violent and bizarre’ behaviour
Herbal cannabis was blamed for causing immense harm to young people who are acting in a violent and bizarre way, at a sentencing in the Christchurch District Court today.
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