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Serious violence had been planned by the Mob, Crown says
Very serious violence had been planned at a meeting for the “hit” that killed Christchurch sex worker Mellory Manning when she was picked up off Manchester Street.
Gatecrasher smashed police station, attacked officer
A party gatecrasher smashed up the Rangiora Police Station after his arrest, spat inside the station, threatened one constable and bashed another.
Injuries delay court appearance
A court appearance for an alleged fugitive has been delayed for a week because he remains incapacitated in hospital.
Pair charged with sex offending against young girl
A man and a woman have been jointly charged with sex offences involving a young girl.
Trial hears of Mob hui
Mongrel Mob members were called to a “hui” on the night of the killing of Christchurch sex worker Mellory Manning, the murder trial of Mauha Huatahi Fawcett has been told.
Community-based sentence for assault on newborn boy
A 26-year-old man has moved to Christchurch from Rotorua to keep his distance from the woman and new-born baby he admits assaulting, and a judge has issued a protection order to keep it that way.
Three deny Operation Nebraska drugs charges
Three Christchurch people charged with drugs offences arising from the police’s Operation Nebraska nationwide investigation have pleaded not guilty and are electing to have a jury trial which may be held in Wellington.
Stabbing accused named
Name suppression has been lifted on a 23-year-old man charged with stabbing another man in the neck in an incident in Spreydon last week.
Expectant father begins jail term for stabbing
Only about a week before the expected birth of his child, Gary Thomas Dufty has begun a three-year jail term for a stabbing that put a workmate in hospital with a perforated bowel.
Custody remand after Ashburton arrest
An Ashburton man who evaded the police for two weeks before his arrest yesterday on five charges, was remanded in custody at an appearance in the Christchurch District Court.
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