Author Archive: David Clarkson
Woman faces wounding charge
Bail was granted to a 48-year-old woman facing a serious wounding charge after an alleged stabbing at an address in Hornby on Thursday.
School locked down after robbery nearby
A man who forced a lockdown at Medbury School after he was being sought for an armed robbery of the Ilam Mobil Service Station nearby was sentenced in the Christchurch District Court.
August date for Upper Riccarton murder trial
A 17-year-old charged with the murder of an 87-year-old man at a house in Upper Riccarton will face trial in the High Court at Christchurch on August 22.
Court stunned by injured teen’s positive outlook
A teenager’s positive attitude to adversity has stunned a sentencing session where his employer was ordered to pay $83,000 for the leg injury he received on his fifth day on the job.
Pyromania issue raised as man admits Ferry Rd arson
The issue of pyromania – compulsive fire lighting – was raised when a 31-year-old admitted setting the fire that destroyed the Image Vault business premises in Ferry Road two weeks ago.
Third teen admits violent robbery
A 17-year-old has admitted his involvement in the violent robbery of a Woolston liquor store.
Revenge attack leads to jail term
A man who says he set out to teach another man a lesson by setting fire to his Woodend home and bashing him with an iron bar outside his workplace has been jailed for three years nine months.
Online chat was ‘depraved’ – judge
A 39-year-old man’s Facebook chat with an under-age teen, months after he had sex with her, was described as “depraved” by the judge who jailed him for three years nine months.
Cheeseburger robbery teen jailed
A teenager has gone to jail for three years for a bashing and two street robberies which included a cheeseburger as part of the loot.
Maximum Youth Court sentence for dangerous digger chase
The drinking habits of the parents of a 16-year-old who took a stolen digger on a dangerous joyride across Christchurch have been roasted by a Youth Court judge.
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