Archive for August, 2015
Small businesses targeted by burglar, police allege
Small businesses all over Christchurch are named in 35 burglary charges that a 48-year-old Mairehau man faced in the Christchurch District Court yesterday.
Brothel prosecution to resume in September
The trial of a woman charged with breaching the City Plan by running a brothel in Phillipstown has been adjourned to September.
Man admits assault with boiling water
A 38-year-old man has admitted assaults on a woman using boiling water, an electrical cord, a knife, a pot, and a towel.
Second man charged over Brighton ram raids
A second man has appeared in the Christchurch District Court charged with ram raids on three New Brighton properties, as well as unlawfully taking two vehicles, driving dangerously, and failing to stop for police.
Face bones broken with drunken king hit
A 25-year-old has been jailed for 21 months for a surprise king hit in a central Christchurch street that put a 50-year-old man in hospital with a fractured eye socket.
Trial date set for bus driver on sex charges
May 30 has been set for the start of four-week trial on sex-related charges for a former Christchurch bus driver.
Widow of port worker tells of ‘indescribable pain’
The wife of Lyttelton Port employee Bradley Fletcher, killed on the job a year ago, has spoken in court of the “indescribable pain” of his loss.
Changes in charges allowed at brothel hearing
A judge has allowed changes to the charges against a Christchurch woman with the prosecution now alleging she “permitted” a Phillipstown property to be used as a brothel. [Updated report]
Tenancy agreement cited at illegal brothel hearing
A woman being prosecuted over allegations of running an illegal brothel says another woman held a tenancy agreement for the Phillipstown property at the time.
Long jail term for years of sexual abuse
A father’s years of sexual abuse of his pre-teenage daughter – she said it happened weekly, and sometimes more often – has drawn a seven-year six-month jail term.
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