Author Archive: David Clarkson
Drunk and drugged burglar declines rehab
Lyall Anzac Hetariki doesn’t see the need for rehabilitation for his habit of 18 beer cans a day, plus pills, and spirits when he can get them.
‘Problem child’ gets a chance
A teenager who ticks all the “problem child” boxes, has been given a chance for rehabilitation at two separate Christchurch court sentencings.
Mother denies failing to get treatment for boy who died
The mother of five-year-old Leon Michael Le Fleming Jayet-Cole, who died in hospital, is denying a charge of failing to get him medical treatment and the case is heading for trial.
Teen murder accused remanded to High Court
A 16-year-old charged with the murder of an elderly man in Upper Riccarton at the weekend is being remanded in custody for a High Court appearance in about three weeks.
Man denies Ihaka Stokes murder charge
Not guilty pleas have been entered by the man accused of assaulting and murdering 14-month-old Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes.
Women in custody over pellet gun incident
Two women being held in custody are denying any role in an alleged pellet-gun robbery in the early hours of Thursday morning.
Group admits taking 10,000 cockles
Four people who took more than 10,000 cockles on a family outing to Saltwater Creek, North Canterbury, have admitted breaching the amateur fishing regulations.
Quake stresses led to forgery, frauds
Stresses arising from the Christchurch earthquakes have been blamed for a flurry of quake fraud and forgery offending by a woman with a history of mental instability.
Eight-year jail term for sex attack by taxi driver
A taxi driver’s sex attack on an intoxicated and sleeping woman passenger showed “a degree of planning, sophistication, and thought” said the Christchurch judge who jailed him for eight years.
Street kid using cannabis since age eight
A Christchurch street kid who stole the donations box from the cardboard cathedral has admitted being a cannabis user since he was aged eight.
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