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18-year jail term for child sex abuser
Child sex victims of Shane Baylis – jailed for 18 years – have told of their drug use, suicide attempts, and manic depression.
‘Port Hills groper’ admits eight indecencies
After months of obstinate denials, the man who became known as “The Port Hills Groper” has admitted his offending, but name suppression continues. [Full report]
Custody remand on Redwood murder charge
A 24-year-old Redwood man has been remanded in custody on a charge of murdering a man at the home where they both lived.
Suppression continues for teenager accused of rapes
Name suppression has been continued for a teenager facing rape charges in the Christchurch District Court.
Sex offender faces jail terms totalling 12 years
A man who admitted more child sex charges while a serving prisoner for similar offending was sentenced to an overall 12-year prison sentence in the Christchurch District Court today.
Guilty verdict in skull stabbing trial
A jury has rejected a 20-year-old’s explanation for how he embedded a knife in the skull of his friend.
Unpopular Sounds fisheries rule gets its day in court
An unpopular Marlborough Sounds fisheries regulation – known as “The Slot” – has gone on trial as a test case in the Christchurch District Court.
Offender’s mum sinks burglary explanation
A young man’s claim that he had committed burglaries to support his family while his mother was in hospital was disputed in court – by his mother.
Stabbing was ‘like a flinch’, says accused
A 20-year-old man says his action in stabbing a knife into the skull of a friend at a party was “more like a flinch”.
Knife penetration would have needed ‘considerable force’
A surgeon has assessed that “considerable force” would have been needed to embed a knife into the side of the skull of a man injured at a Christchurch party.
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