Author Archive: David Clarkson
Custody remand over police chase crash
A man charged over an incident in which six people were injured in Yaldhurst Road during a police chase was remanded in custody at an appearance in the Christchurch District Court today.
Family tensions lead to jail term
On the eighth attempt at sentencing – a process where family dynamics usually got in the way – a six-month jail term was today imposed on a man convicted of receiving a stolen vehicle worth $40,000 at a car-wrecking business in Yaldhurst.
Carjacking accused remanded in custody
Bail was not sought for a man charged with an alleged Edgeware Road carjacking at the weekend.
Son of ‘Black Widow’ claims he is a marked man
The son of “Black Widow” Helen Milner, Adam Francis Murray Kearns, says he has been told his mother has a “hit” out on him.
Prisoner admits biting off part of inmates’ ears
A teenage prisoner has admitted biting part of the ear off two inmates after incidents at Christchurch and Otago prisons.
$57,000 payments ordered over workplace accident
A contractor feels he has been “discarded” by the company that employed him after he injured a hand trying to stop machinery crushing a worker as it tipped over.
Jail term for bludgeoning stray cat
A cat suffered for hours after being bludgeoned so severely with a sharpened stick that it had to be euthanized, the Christchurch District Court was told as the cat’s attacker was jailed.
Woman admits bribery in sexual assault case
A woman has halted her jury trial on a charge of attempting to pervert the course of justice by bribery, by pleading guilty at the start of the second day.
Dairy robber’s shooting threat
A Christchurch man who put his threat to shoot a dairy owner in writing has been jailed for 13 months.
Man admits months of assaults on boy
Months of assaults including slaps, punches, and kicks on a seven-year-old boy have brought a sentence of community detention and 150 hours of community work for a 37-year-old Christchurch man.
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