Author Archive: Anne Clarkson
Date set for doctor’s trial
A new charge was laid in court today against Dr Rakesh Chawdhry, who then pleaded not guilty to two charges of indecent assaults on male clients.
Adrenaline charge dropped
Police have dropped a Medicines Act charge involving adrenaline against a Christchurch first aider.
Suppression continues over Ellesmere police raid
Interim name suppression was continued in the Christchurch District Court for a person with drugs and firearms charges, and who is a family member of a high-profile businessman who died a few years ago.
Prison stabbing sentencing deferred
The sentencing of a man who used a home-made knife in a frenzied attack on another inmate at Christchurch Men’s Prison was deferred for three months in the Christchurch District Court.
Second person admits restaurant burglary
A second person has admitted their part in the burglary of Cortado’s Restaurant on Somerfield Street in Beckenham, just across the road from the Sydenham police station.
Jail for choker hold that led to riverside manslaughter
A man who put Simon Mark Prue in a choker hold after Prue had verbally abused him and kicked his bike, was jailed for nearly five years on a manslaughter charge.
Suppression continues over alleged police shooting
Suppression orders surrounding a 24-year-old being shot in the face by police have been continued in a bail application appearance in the Christchurch District Court.
Man admits farm house raid
A 25-year-old man admitted punching and kicking his victim, and then taking items from a rural farm in Oxford in June 2015.
Man admits raid on restaurant
A 31-year-old man has admitted the burglary of Cortado’s Restaurant in Beckenham, just across the road from the Sydenham Police Station.
Inmates admit rampage at prison
Two men with violent histories have admitted causing $6000 damage in the Christchurch Men’s prison, after they refused to go back to their medium-high security cell during a lock-down period.
Connect
Connect with us via: