Archive for July, 2017
Home detention for bashing witness in court
A man who bashed a witness who had just given evidence against his stepfather at a High Court hearing has been allowed home detention.
Sexual grooming accused allowed to travel overseas
A 51-year-old man charged with meeting a 15-year-old youth after alleged sexual grooming on Facebook is being allowed to travel overseas.
Parenting advice from judge over turtle smuggling
Sometimes parents must “just say no” even if it means disappointing a tearful child, said a judge as he fined a Christchurch mother for a biosecurity breach.
Mental health report ordered after mall incident
A psychiatric report will be prepared on a 17-year-old youth being held in custody after a bizarre violent incident at Riccarton’s Westfield Mall at the weekend.
Court House sprinter charged
A woman who bolted from the dock and got out of the Court House as she was being sentenced to jail has been charged with escaping from custody.
Discharge granted for street assault
A Christchurch car dealer has avoided a conviction for a street assault, by citing 15-years conviction-free and a string of good works that he would have to give up.
Teacher’s career ended by ‘technical assault’
A respected teacher’s long career has come to a sudden stop after he admitted an assault on a 12-year-old boy at St Thomas of Canterbury College.
Synthetic cannabis led decline into jail
Synthetic cannabis sent a man into a slide that has led to his jailing for indecently assaulting and grooming a 13-year-old girl and registration as a child sex offender.
Bizarre violent incident at mall
A 17-year-old has appeared in court facing eight charges after a bizarre incident at Westfield Mall in Riccarton on Sunday.
Grandmother admits $250,000 welfare fraud
It was “unbelievable” that benefit payments were continuing for a Christchurch grandmother who admitted rorting the welfare system out of nearly a quarter of a million dollars, said a judge as he remanded her for sentence.
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