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Jail for date-rape of sleeping woman
A 27-year-old man starting a three-year six-month jail term for rape has described his victim as “a lovely person” and said he hopes she can eventually forgive him.
Apology may follow WINZ firearm threats
Mitchell Shane Moulton wants to meet and apologise to the Work and Income staff he upset with his armed threats outside the department’s Linwood office last year.
Man admits Facebook threats
An ex-employee who sent threatening images as personal messages to a woman’s Facebook has admitted an unusual Harmful Digital Communications Act charge.
The Wizard of Oz at Riccarton House
The Wizard of Oz production, sponsored by Anthony Harper, by The Forge, at Riccarton House. Some light relief from the regular heavy diet of crime and mayhem for Christchurch Court News readers. No crime in sight, except for the wickedness of the witch, and the blatant fraud of the Wizard.
Chinese tourist admits causing head-on smash
A Chinese tourist will have to pay $7000 for causing a head-on crash near Glenorchy.
Bail refused for gun shop theft accused
Bail has been refused for a Leeston man arrested at the weekend for a series of shoplifting charges, including stealing an $18,000 night vision unit from Gun City in Papanui.
Road-rage charges denied
A Hornby man is denying three charges relating to an alleged road-rage incident in Riccarton Road last month.
Fake warrant issue ‘industry wide’, says offender
A Christchurch mechanic who has admitted issuing fake warrants of fitness claims it is an “industry-wide” issue.
Crown reopens West Coast fraud investigation
“The whole thing is fishy,” said Crown prosecutor Karyn South as she announced new inquiries into the dealings of a West Coast accountant now in custody for fraud and forgery.
Trial hears different accounts of bashing
A 23-year-old man remembers pushing and wrestling but has no memory of the bashing that put him in hospital and now the defence in a Christchurch District Court trial says the case is a whodunit.
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