Archive for July, 2014
Information on robber sought
Police are appealing for information from the public to identify an armed man who held up a Papanui dairy on Tuesday evening, July 8.
Court hears of ‘deals’ for sex with boys
A 41-year-old father-of-three has been handed an eight-year jail term for sex offending with four adolescent boys that involved “deals” involving money or a scooter, or plying them with alcohol and cannabis.
Jail imposed in drugs and firearm case
A judge pondered why so many people caught with drugs also have firearms – for the purpose of shooting rabbits, pigeons or other wildlife, they claim.
Quotes of the week: Nothing synthetic about cannabis concerns
Judge David Saunders, to an offender who had appeared unstable at court, and had been held in custody overnight to dry out: “I suggest you stay away from the synthetic cannabis. We know from what we have seen on a regular basis in the court, the unpredictable and angry behaviour that occurs when people are under the influence of that substance.”
Nuisance tourist admits being ‘a pain’
A drunken Englishman on holiday admits he was “a pain in the arse” during a night of bizarre behaviour at Christchurch Casino and a Merivale bar.
Jail term for repeat violent offender
Paul James Tangahue has gone to jail for six months for his fifth conviction for assaulting women.
Alcohol defence remains untried
The theory of alcohol idiosyncratic intoxication never got its day in court.
Alcohol and violence syndrome on trial
Experts will put opposing views before a jury about Alcohol Idiosyncratic Intoxication syndrome and whether it could have caused a violent incident in which a Christchurch man was stabbed in the head.
Teen admits armed robbery attempt
A New Brighton youth admitted he travelled by taxi for an attempt to rob a dairy while armed with a .22 pistol, in the Christchurch District Court today.
IT tech forged documents for trial
A technician in the information technology industry who forged two documents for his defence at a benefit fraud trial has been sentenced to home detention for eight months.
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