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‘Mean spirited’ conman targeted the elderly
Repeat fraudster Stephen Gerard Mason cheated the elderly with frauds described by a judge as “despicable and mean-spirited”.
Girl jumped from moving car to escape rapist
An 11-year-old girl jumped from a moving vehicle on a North Canterbury road to escape from the teenager who had just raped her.
Student brought in high risk food
A Chinese student will have to pay penalties totalling $1130 for failing to declare 57 food items she tried to bring into New Zealand through Christchurch International Airport.
Mother admits endangering children who lived in meth lab house
A woman has admitted endangering the health of her son and daughter by having them living with her in a house that was being used for methamphetamine manufacture.
‘Keep out of gangs’ – jailed dad’s message
A man facing a long jail term for injuring his five-year-old son with a heater has spoken from the dock to tell his teenage boy to stay away from gangs.
Man says he is struggling after blackmail conviction quashed
Ritchie Stuart Clutterbuck says he is struggling to find work and get his life back on track after serving a two-year jail sentence for a blackmail conviction that was quashed on appeal.
Violent offender suffering anxiety from earlier shooting
A man shot in an armed incident many years ago has now been convicted on seven charges involving assaults and threats.
Fraudster admits forging her own reference
A woman who did sex work while on home detention has now admitted forging her own reference letter that was put before a Christchurch District Court sentencing.
Drug rehab course urged for high risk offender
A woman assessed as a high risk of reoffending has been urged by a judge to attend a drug rehabilitation programme in the North Island during a jail term imposed for meth dealing.
Prison recall being considered for convicted predator
Sentencing of convicted on-line predator Cameron Stuart Hore for a breach of parole has been put off for three weeks while the Parole Board considers his recall to prison.
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