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Threats continued from inside prison
Being held in prison didn’t stop – or even slow down – Brent William Charlton’s campaign of threats against his ex-partner.
Coleridge possums need to worry again
Lake Coleridge Village’s resident possum trapper will soon be back in action, keeping the high country settlement free of pests.
Extracted fish and chip shop burglar admits charge
A teen burglar who got stuck inside an extraction vent may face a hefty bill for the damage he caused to the fish and chip shop.
‘Sticky’ Glue slips away
Raconteur, actor, and a criminal lawyer Mervyn “Sticky” Glue was remembered with a special memorial court sitting where High Court and District Court judges lined up side by side.
Crown to seek preventive detention for teen who admits rapes
The Crown will seek an open-ended prison term for an 18-year-old who has admitted two rapes.
Nuisance tourist admits being ‘a pain’
A drunken Englishman on holiday admits he was “a pain in the arse” during a night of bizarre behaviour at Christchurch Casino and a Merivale bar.
Alcohol defence remains untried
The theory of alcohol idiosyncratic intoxication never got its day in court.
Alcohol and violence syndrome on trial
Experts will put opposing views before a jury about Alcohol Idiosyncratic Intoxication syndrome and whether it could have caused a violent incident in which a Christchurch man was stabbed in the head.
IT tech forged documents for trial
A technician in the information technology industry who forged two documents for his defence at a benefit fraud trial has been sentenced to home detention for eight months.
Woman admits stealing $472,000
The Crown wants a detailed report ahead of sentencing on the assets and income of a 41-year-old Christchurch woman who has admitted stealing almost half a million dollars.
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