Author Archive: David Clarkson
Four months’ jail for repeated threats to PM
Serial threat-maker All Means All has gone to jail for four months maintaining that he will not eat or drink until he is released.
‘Perfect employee’ stole $173,000 from firm
Kelly Jane Mackley claims she was “something of a perfect employee” – before she stole $173,000 from the company.
Lies about driver thwarted fatal crash prosecution
Lies told to the police have prevented anyone being held accountable for an Otira truck crash in which one man was killed and two others seriously injured.
Drainage company official faces deception charges
The operations manager of Christchurch firm Alligator Drainage, which was placed in liquidation last month, has now been charged with causing losses totalling $168,345 by deception.
Horse owner charged over car crash
Horse owner Richard James Hayden has been charged with endangering people’s safety by letting a horse roam in Christchurch city on a night when it was hit by a car and killed.
Home detention for raid on building supplies
Home detention has been granted to a 35-year-old father-of-three who says he was acting under a threat to his family when he joined in a raid to steal building materials.
Sex offender faces likely ‘life sentence’
At the age of 67, sex offender Christopher David Williams is almost resigned to his 17-year jail term being a life sentence.
Burglary ringleader jailed
The leader of a group that planned and carried out house burglaries with losses of $46,500 in the Bishopdale area was jailed for two years one month.
Sentencing for on-line conman delayed
Sentencing for a man accused of being an on-line conman has been delayed to July for more preparations to be carried out.
Ashburton drug offenders plead guilty
An Ashburton father-of-four described in court as “not the Mr Big of Central Canterbury” has been warned that he still faces a possible jail term after admitting drugs charges.
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