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Sword used in taxi confrontation
A man who ran off without paying his taxi fare and then confronted the driver while holding a sword, was sentenced to community work and supervision in the Christchurch District Court.
Talk of hidden safe before fatal encounter
Discussion of a hidden safe took place before a night time raid that left an 87-year-old hoarder bashed to death on the floor of his Upper Riccarton home.
Hoarder bashed to death in his home
An 87-year-old man – living in a house crammed with hoarded goods – was bashed to death in his Upper Riccarton home by a teenager whose life revolved around getting money to buy synthetic drugs.
Woman jailed for $355,000 benefit frauds
A woman who dishonestly received benefits totalling over $355,000 was jailed for more than three years in the Christchurch District Court today.
Ellesmere murder trial date set
The High Court trial of two men charged over the bashing and death of Marcus Tucker, whose beaten and burnt body was found near Lake Ellesmere, has been set for May 15.
Company in alleged ponzi investigation liquidated
A company being investigated by the Serious Fraud Office as a possible ponzi scheme has been placed in liquidation in the High Court at Christchurch.
Home detention for LSD importation
A University of Canterbury engineering student who used LSD to help his meditation has got home detention for importing the class A drug – an offence that carries a maximum life term.
Addition to Kaikoura population — one willing worker
Kaikoura’s cut-off community clubbed together to fly a local mum to Christchurch in a Cessna for her son’s sentencing.
Claim against tourism organisation fails
A Christchurch tourism operator who challenged Christchurch Canterbury Tourism’s decision to cancel his membership has lost his civil claim and has been ordered to pay costs.
Jail for repeated raids on holiday home
An Oamaru man was described as the “ringleader” of a group who repeatedly burgled a holiday home at Fairlie and took property totalling $55,000 including two jetskis on a tandem trailer.
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