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Criminal offending continued on home detention
Two months after being given a chance on home detention, Rangiora woman Kelsi Anne Sherriff was found with stolen property, firearms, and a meth pipe at her house.
90-year-old sentenced on historic sex charge
A 90-year-old has been sentenced to three months’ home detention for sex offending dating back up to 53 years on a woman who has died since the complaint was made.
Client manager for estate firm admits theft
A client manager for an estate management firm used unattended computers at his office to transfer $66,634 to his own accounts, the Christchurch District Court was told.
Denials on sex criminal nuisance charges
A 26-year-old man is denying three criminal nuisance charges alleging he put the health of three men in danger by having unprotected sex, and he is electing to go to trial by jury.
Judge decries ‘dirty habit’ of spitting at police
A judge has decried the “developing habit” of people spitting at police officers.
Teenager found guilty of murder
A jury has found teenager Taniela Kotoitoga Daven Tiako Waitokia guilty of murdering 87-year-old Harold Richardson in his Upper Riccarton home.
Murderer faces sentencing for prison stabbing
The man who beat and stabbed 21-year-old Lisa Hurrell to death in her Hornby home in 1998 is now in custody awaiting sentencing for a “frenzied” prison stabbing using a homemade knife.
Laser light points to prison
A Hornby man who endangered passenger aircraft approaching Christchurch Airport by shining a laser pointer has been jailed for 10 weeks.
Teenager ‘expected praise’ for home invasion
A woman told of a teenager coming home with alcohol and electronic items from a “home invasion” and behaving as though she should be proud of him. [Updated report]
Teenager ‘polite but drugged’ on night of killing
A teenage murder accused appeared “polite but drugged” when he turned up at the Odyssey House rehabilitation centre after killing an elderly Upper Riccarton man in his home. [Updated report]
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