Author Archive: David Clarkson
Still hopes of repayment from Alligator Drainage work, court told
Graham Daniel Lilley is continuing efforts to get money back from EQC for his Alligator Drainage Ltd customers in Christchurch, even as he begins his 10-month home detention term for fraud.
Jail for man’s treatment of sex workers
A 31-year-old man’s treatment of two sex workers has led to a 23-month jail term on indecent assault charges.
Repeated Westport arson attacks alleged
Three arson attacks on the same Westport house are alleged against a man now staying at the Christchurch City Mission.
Cash gives clue to scale of city’s meth addiction
The jailing of a drug dealer may have given a clue to the size of Christchurch’s methamphetamine problem.
Jail imposed after botched home detention term
After being given a chance by a judge after admitting a gang stabbing in Linwood, Nathan Anthony Whelan has botched his home detention sentence and gone to jail anyway.
Greymouth murder trial date set
February 20 has been set for the start of the trial of a 30-year-old man charged with the murder of 15-month-old Leith Allen Hutchison in Greymouth a year ago.
Man charged with concealing murder evidence
A second person has been charged with helping to conceal evidence after the alleged murder of Marcus Luke Tucker whose bashed and burnt body was found near Lake Ellesmere.
Family feud led to house being torched
A family feud led to a woman burning down the Darfield house where her sister and two children lived.
Manslaughter plea ends Rangiora murder trial
A 39-year-old Rakaia man has halted a High Court murder trial by admitting the manslaughter of a Rangiora man during what the Crown says was a drugs robbery gone wrong.
Bizarre performance brings custody remand
A man’s bizarre courtroom behaviour has landed him in custody for six weeks awaiting sentencing.
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