Archive for May, 2014
Drink spiking was payback for bad drugs, man claims
A North Canterbury man says he spiked the drink of his drug dealer after the dealer’s batch of “speed” made people ill.
Guilty verdicts in massage indecency trial
A 60-year-old man has been found guilty of 14 charges of indecent assaults on women customers who say they were touched inappropriately while they were being given Chinese massages.
Bail not opposed for sex worker attack accused
A man accused of an attack on a sex worker in central Christchurch early on Friday was likely to be granted bail after his appearance in the Christchurch District Court today.
Massage indecency trial jury retires overnight
After deliberating all afternoon, the jury in the trial of a Chinese massager charged with 17 indecent assaults was sent home overnight at 5pm.
Theft and receiving of tools admitted
A Hoon Hay man has admitted stealing and receiving stolen tools worth $120,000.
Woman admits her part in axe murder
A 26-year-old woman stood impassive in the dock as the details of her part in the brutal axe-murder of her mother-in-law in Picton last year were described in the High Court in Christchurch.
‘Peacemaker’ in bar fight may lose his eye
The peacemaker in a barroom assault may lose an eye because of the bashing that took place afterwards in the carpark.
At least 20 years’ jail for Mellory Manning murder
Mongrel Mob gang prospect Mauha Huatahi Fawcett has been jailed for at least 20 years as part of his life sentence for the murder of sex worker Mellory Manning, a killing the Crown described as “barbaric and senseless”.
Jail term for Operation Nebraska drug offender
A father of two young children has been jailed for three years five months for drug offending that was detected during the police’s Operation Nebraska nationwide investigation.
Career addict ‘doesn’t mind jail’
A homeless glue-sniffer has amassed a criminal record that now totals 42 pages of computer print-out – one of the biggest a judge has seen.
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