Archive for June, 2016
Violence and kidnapping admitted
A handcuffed offender smacked the court room door hard with his elbow when he was remanded in custody for sentence after admitting kidnapping and injuring charges.
34-month sentence for fatal drugs raid
A Rakaia man has been sent back to jail for his role as “bait” in a drugs raid that went wildly and fatally wrong.
August date for kidnap, bashing trial
The trial of 10 men charged with the kidnapping and wounding of a rival gang member has been set for August 22, six months ahead of the date originally proposed.
Activist admits child abuse porn offending
Activist and union organiser Joseph Robert Davies has admitted child abuse pornography charges in the Christchurch District Court.
Man denies secretly installing camera software
The defence says it was a “bungled” attempt to help a friend with some software she needed. The police say it was a plan to secretly install a programme that would take intimate videos of her.
Children left on road side by car thief
A judge told Jessie Charles Ormandy he was lucky not to face child neglect charges after offloading four young children on the roadside from the car he was stealing.
Sex offender jailed for helping at food bank
A food bank official says he feels responsible for sex offender Allen Malsen’s latest jail term because he made the request for help that got the 31-year-old in trouble again.
Close monitoring continues for sex offender
High risk sex offender Lloyd Alexander McIntosh will continue to be closely monitored until an application to impose one of the new Public Protection Orders can be heard by the High Court.
Threatening, firearm charges denied
An Aranui man denies charges relating to an alleged armed confrontation over a loud stereo unit in Aranui on Monday night.
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