Author Archive: David Clarkson
Sentencing delay in quake hardship fraud case
The Red Cross will get a chance to say how a woman’s fraudulent quake hardship claims affected it ahead of her sentencing next week in the Christchurch District Court.
Jail likely for ‘amateur hour’ robberies
A 20-year-old is in custody after admitting he was the ringleader for two armed dairy robberies described as “amateur hour exercises” by a judge.
Suppression appeal dismissed in historic sex abuse case
Continued name suppression has been refused for an 89-year-old man facing historic sex abuse charges, in a case that went to appeal in the High Court.
Secret filming of girl was ‘despicable behaviour’
A judge has rejected a man’s suggestion that he was unaware of acceptable standards of behaviour in New Zealand after he admitted secretly video-taping a 15-year-old girl 35 times.
Custody remand for Selwyn burglary accused
Bail was refused for a Burnham man charged with a series of burglaries and theft in the Selwyn area, when he appeared in the Christchurch District Court today.
Near-decade sentences for Woodend Beach rapes
An 18-year-old girl told of her anger at being raped by two men on Woodend Beach but did not stay at court to see them both jailed for nearly a decade.
Remand on WINZ threat charge
A man charged with threatening a Work and Income staff member in an incident last Friday has been granted a registrar’s remand at the Christchurch District Court.
Prison assault charge
A prisoner has been charged with a serious broomstick assault on another inmate at the Christchurch Men’s Prison three weeks ago.
Man admits rape of disabled teen
A 20-year-old man who has admitted the rape of an intellectually disabled teenager while she slept has been warned not to “take anything” from being granted bail pending sentencing – he will certainly be jailed.
Jail for date-rape of sleeping woman
A 27-year-old man starting a three-year six-month jail term for rape has described his victim as “a lovely person” and said he hopes she can eventually forgive him.
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