Archive for November, 2015
Online victims thought of suicide, self harm
The young victims of Karl Sheridan Salmon’s social media and text threats were driven to consider suicide and self harm, the High Court at Christchurch was told as the 21-year-old was jailed for six years.
Bail refused for murder accused
Bail has been refused for James Stedman Roberts, who is accused of murdering five-year-old autistic Christchurch boy Leon Michael leFleming Jayet-Cole.
Bike theft accused now faces helmet charge
A 46-year-old man charged with stealing several bikes from Christchurch Boys’ High School was back in court today on a further charge of stealing a bicycle helmet.
Girl denies that rape claim was ‘easier’ option
A teenage girl has denied that alleging she had been raped was the “easier” option after a boy she cared about, and who had a crush on her, saw her having sex in the sand dunes at Woodend Beach.
Jail for violent home invasion
A 25-year-old Woolston man was sentenced to more than three years’ prison for his part in a violent Aranui home invasion in which a man’s leg was broken.
Alleged victim admits later drinking session with rape accused
A girl has admitted getting drunk and passing out in the company of a man she alleged had raped her a month before when she was drunk at a bonfire gathering on Woodend Beach.
Men laughed and joked during rape, girl says
A 17-year-old girl has told a jury that a group of men joked and laughed while she was being repeatedly raped in the sand dunes at Woodend beach.
Crown alleges teen was gang raped at beach
The Crown alleges a drunken 16-year-old girl was raped by three men and violated by oral sex by a fourth at a Woodend Beach party, but the defence says it was a case of willing sexual activity regretted afterwards. [Updated report]
Fourth gang member admits street brawl charges
A fourth man arrested for assaults after a gang street brawl in Avonside last November has admitted two charges in the Christchurch District Court before his trial was due to start.
Cell door glitch at court
A man waiting in custody to appear at the Court House today caused a glitch when he damaged the door of the holding cell
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