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Man admits assault with boiling water
A 38-year-old man has admitted assaults on a woman using boiling water, an electrical cord, a knife, a pot, and a towel.
Face bones broken with drunken king hit
A 25-year-old has been jailed for 21 months for a surprise king hit in a central Christchurch street that put a 50-year-old man in hospital with a fractured eye socket.
Widow of port worker tells of ‘indescribable pain’
The wife of Lyttelton Port employee Bradley Fletcher, killed on the job a year ago, has spoken in court of the “indescribable pain” of his loss.
Long jail term for years of sexual abuse
A father’s years of sexual abuse of his pre-teenage daughter – she said it happened weekly, and sometimes more often – has drawn a seven-year six-month jail term.
Knife presented at woman in shop robbery
A 32-year-old man has been jailed for four years six months for the knifepoint robbery of a lone woman shop assistant at a Shirley convenience store.
Drunk and drugged burglar declines rehab
Lyall Anzac Hetariki doesn’t see the need for rehabilitation for his habit of 18 beer cans a day, plus pills, and spirits when he can get them.
Mother denies failing to get treatment for boy who died
The mother of five-year-old Leon Michael Le Fleming Jayet-Cole, who died in hospital, is denying a charge of failing to get him medical treatment and the case is heading for trial.
Teen murder accused remanded to High Court
A 16-year-old charged with the murder of an elderly man in Upper Riccarton at the weekend is being remanded in custody for a High Court appearance in about three weeks.
Teen charged with murder over Upper Riccarton death
Police have arrested a 16-year-old youth and charged him with the murder of an elderly man at an Upper Riccarton address.
Pilot fined for breaches
A helicopter pilot was fined $3600 on a representative charge of operating an aircraft without a medical certificate, and a charge of failing to maintain an accurate logbook.
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