Archive for March, 2017
Violence, confrontations as murder accused appear
A huge fight broke out inside a Christchurch District Court when a 20-year-old accused of murder appeared.
Man jailed for throat stabbing
A 68-year-old man was jailed for six years for stabbing a woman he knew in the throat, cutting her carotid artery.
Home detention for Riccarton bus lounge violence
Home detention has been imposed for a five-on-one gang attack in the Riccarton bus lounge.
Slick ram-raid netted goods worth $50,000
A 30-year-old man has admitted his role in a highly organised ram-raid in which $50,000 of merchandise was snatched from a Barrington sports store.
Jury shown footage of distraught murder accused
Troy Taylor murder trial, Day Four: A jury has watched minutes of footage of a distraught Troy Kevin Taylor when he was left alone in a police interview room after being interviewed about the death of toddler Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes in July 2015.
Offender’s violence a mystery at sentencing
A second strike offender faces serving all of an eight-year six-month jail term imposed for a string of violent incidents that left his victims cut and bruised.
Resuscitation attempts could have caused some injuries, trial told
Troy Kevin Taylor murder trial, day three: Some of the 59 injuries noted on 14-month-old Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes could have been caused by the efforts to resuscitate him, a doctor acknowledged on the third day of the trial of Troy Kevin Taylor who is charged with his murder.
Truck driver’s carelessness caused pile-up, judge rules
A judge has ruled that a truck driver’s inattention or misjudgment caused a serious three-vehicle pile-up on Lineside Road, one of the main routes to Rangiora.
Internet child abuse porn offender found outside school
A man on home detention for trading child abuse sex videos – including toddlers crying for their mothers as they were abused – is in custody after being found parked in his car outside a school.
Mother denies causing fatal injuries
Troy Taylor murder trial, Day 2 update: A young mother has rejected a defence accusation that she had harmed her young son and was responsible for the fatal injuries for which Troy Kevin Taylor is on trial for murder.
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