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Conwoman continues fight for suppression
An accomplished con-woman has been given an extra two weeks to sort out the grounds why she should be allowed name suppression, while she awaits sentencing on two fraud charges.
Criminal harassment of woman alleged
A 21-year-old man faces strict bail conditions after being charged with criminal harassment of a 67-year-old woman who alleges she saw him masturbating naked at his house.
Staff member stole $133,000 from rebuild firm
A woman has admitted stealing $133,000 over two years, in amounts of a few thousand dollars at a time, from the Christchurch rebuild firm where she worked.
Trio admit damaging car that had been stolen
Three men who came across a stolen car abandoned on a remote road north of Christchurch made matters even worse by damaging it and looting items from it.
Life-long scarring for man bitten by prowler
A Woolston man will have facial scarring for life after he was bitten by a prowler he found outside his home.
Two deny prison riot charges
Two inmates have pleaded not guilty to a charge of rioting in the Christchurch Men’s Prison in November.
Community work for charity box theft
Community work has been imposed on a teenager who stole a Cure Kids charity box from a central Christchurch hotel and spent the money on food at McDonalds.
Date set for doctor’s trial
A new charge was laid in court today against Dr Rakesh Chawdhry, who then pleaded not guilty to two charges of indecent assaults on male clients.
Knife-point robbery of book shop admitted
A St Albans man has admitted the remarkable $42 armed robbery of a second-hand bookshop, but disputes the facts about the knife-point hold-up.
Online predator jailed for six years
Online sex predator Christopher Lance Keenan has gone to jail for six years after admitting offences involving seven girl victims – the youngest just 13.
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