Archive for August, 2014
Graffiti attack on National billboard admitted
Spraying graffiti on a National Party billboard and resisting the police who caught him has brought a community work sentence for a 21-year-old Christchurch man.
Judge questions whether false quake claimant is ‘deluded’
A judge has raised the question of whether Christchurch landlord Sally Mengtung Ye could be “deluded” and whether he should call for a psychiatric report before her sentencing on fraud charges.
Woman alleges she was coerced into sex
A Filipino migrant alleges she was blackmailed into having sex by a man who threatened to reveal naked photos he found on her laptop computer.
Three in court on drugs charges
Two people arrested at Christchurch Airport and a third arrested in a Christchurch property faced drugs-related charges in the Christchurch District Court today.
Thrown knife lodged in man’s skull
A 21-year-old woman admits she angrily threw a knife which lodged in the skull of her partner, but the Christchurch District Court was told the couple are now “working on their relationship”.
Home detention granted after shotgun blasts
Home detention has been granted to a 20-year-old who fired a stolen shotgun four times at a tree in New Brighton’s Rawhiti Domain.
Man convicted of drink-drive fatality
After two hours of deliberations, a jury has convicted Cody Marcus John Pierce of the drink-driving crash that caused fatal injuries to his passenger.
Son gets prison leave for Black Power dad’s funeral
A High Court judge will allow Chance Mangukaha Beazley – now in custody facing sentence on a robbery charge – out of prison on Monday to go to the funeral of his father, South Island Black Power president Ardie Beazley.
Jury retires in driving death case
The jury in the Cody Marcus John Pierce driving death trial retired at midday to consider its verdicts.
City too damaged for cigarette butt hunter
James Tahere has given up on Christchurch and the city will have to get back on its feet without him.
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