Archive for May, 2016
Sex offender being monitored for 17 years
A 25-year-old child sex offender was told to “follow closely” while a judge set out details of an extended supervision order that means 17 years of monitoring will follow his release from prison.
Custody remands in murder case
Three people charged in relation to the murder of Marcus Luke Tucker have been remanded in custody for a month without pleas at a call-over in the High Court at Christchurch.
Teen’s on-line activity encouraged child sex abuse
Seventeen children were rescued from sex abuse overseas and 11 adults were arrested when the authorities busted the on-line activities of Drew Webb, who was jailed at the Christchurch District Court today.
Court hears of drug robbery that went ‘crazy’
“Things got a bit crazy,” Chad Adam Carrington explained to the police after his arrest for a drug-deal robbery that has brought a two-year jail term.
Jail for attack on ‘vulnerable’ sex worker
While police investigate the murder of a Christchurch sex worker, a man has been jailed for five years seven months for a sex attack that went far beyond the industry’s “rules of engagement”.
Second arrest warrant in firearms case
A second arrest warrant has been issued after a repeat no-show by a man charged with unlawful possession of firearms in a police raid on a Yaldhurst property last month.
Patient awaiting surgery stole from nurses
Robert John Commons, who is awaiting surgery for a debilitating illness, raided Christchurch Public Hospital where he stole bicycles from two hard-working nurses.
Four years’ jail for knife attack on friend
A frenzied knife attack on a friend has landed a man in prison for four years.
Suppression for church arson accused
Interim suppression has been granted on the grounds of “potential extreme hardship” to a man accused of the arson of St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church in Bishopdale.
Assault on murder victim alleged
An Opawa man has been charged with a serious assault on Marcus Luke Tucker on the day of his alleged murder.
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