Author Archive: David Clarkson
Guilty verdict in Mellory Manning murder trial
The jury has rejected Mauha Huatahi Fawcett’s claim that he took no part in the gangland murder of Christchurch street sex worker Mellory Manning.
Murder trial jury heads home overnight
Four-and-a-half hours after it retired to consider its verdict, the jury in the Mellory Manning murder trial has headed home for the night without reaching a decision.
Alleged on-line predator admits four charges
A man described by police as an on-line predator has pleaded guilty to four charges.
Court hears of ‘squalor’ of addiction
Michael Robert Loader was no drug world Mr Big. He manufactured and sold $400,000 worth of heroin, but because of his own addiction he lived in squalor.
Life changes after petrol suicide bid
A man who tried to commit suicide in a bizarre petrol incident last year has proved to be a talented musician.
Suppression protects child porn offender’s rehab chances
Name suppression has been granted to protect the chances for rehabilitation and forming “appropriate adult relationships” for a repeat viewer of child abuse pornography.
Offender has no memory of armed home invasion
A 23-year-old man has virtually no memory of an armed home invasion incident that happened after he used alcohol to wash down at least 10 sleeping tablets.
Child porn sharer’s information led to more arrests
Information from a Christchurch man who saved 20,000 child pornography images has led to further arrests.
Criticism of Rangiora District Court closure
Politicians and bureaucrats who decided to close the Rangiora District Court had “got it wrong”, long-serving local lawyer Keith Hales told the court’s final sitting yesterday.
Gatecrasher smashed police station, attacked officer
A party gatecrasher smashed up the Rangiora Police Station after his arrest, spat inside the station, threatened one constable and bashed another.
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