Archive for April, 2017
Arson charges dropped
Two people who went to trial on charges of burgling and setting fire to a house in Woodend had their charges discharged in the Christchurch District Court.
Three in court for airport drugs bust
Two men from Russia and a Ukrainian woman have been charged after authorities allegedly found 5kg of MDMA – commonly known as ecstasy – in a suitcase at Christchurch International Airport.
Psych report ordered on sex offender
A psychological report has been ordered for a 21-year-old who asked if he could join in with a couple having sex, and later showed himself naked to a 67-year-old woman.
Trial date set over baby’s death
October 30 has been set for the trial of a 20-year-old woman accused of murdering a one-year-old baby more than two years ago.
$10,000 payment ordered from sex offender
A 22-year-old man has been jailed and ordered to pay $10,000 to the three under-age girls he had sex with.
Sex offender abused four girls while on ESO
It “defied belief” that a sex offender was able to gain access to four more young victims while living under a extended supervision order, said the Crown as it sought preventive detention for a 64-year-old.
Road layout an issue at fatal crash sentencing
The lay-out of a road in the Mackenzie Basin may have been a factor in a crash that killed two people and injured several more, a court has been told.
Lawyer’s trial to resume in May
The trial of Christchurch lawyer Steven Welch Rollo has been adjourned part-heard to be continued at further sessions before a visiting judge in May.
Man stabbed dog who attacked him
A man who stabbed a dog that had leapt out of a car and bit him, has been ordered to pay the veterinarian’s bill for the emergency operation the dog needed.
Prowler jailed for biting householder
A man described as using “animalistic violence” on his victim when he punched and bit him on the cheek causing permanent scarring, was jailed at his Christchurch District Court sentencing.
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