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Thieves beaten, tied, and thrown in river, Crown alleges
Crown prosecutor says defendant was “on a mission” to recover tools stolen from his company in previous raids.

Businessman denies kidnap, assault charges
David Clemence denies 18 charges including kidnapping and assault.

Court to consider ‘backside kick’ that went wrong
The court will consider next week what happened in detail when a backside kick administered at an end-of-year function accidentally struck a man’s testicles and caused real damage.

Long jail term for years of rape of girl
A man who raped his stepdaughter up to three times a week for more than four years from the time she was 11, has been jailed for 16 years 3 months.

Public indecencies alleged
A 63-year-old man facing two charges of doing an indecent act in an Opawa Park has been granted a registrar’s remand for three weeks to arrange legal advice.

Home detention for 86-year-old sex offender
Twenty years after doing a “deal” with the family of his victims when they confronted him about indecencies with two small girls, a Christchurch man has faced sentencing for his crimes in the District Court.

Drug importation alleged
August 23, 2013: Remand appearance on bail for a 37-year-old woman child care worker, whose name is suppressed, charged with importing a class A drug, methamphetamine, which Customs had intercepted on its way in to New Zealand from South Africa.
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