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Acquittal on indecent act charge
A 20-year-old Rolleston man has been found not guilty on a charge of doing an indecent act in front of two women in the street after a 100-minute trial.
Money stolen from employers repaid
Full payment of reparation totalling almost $10,000 has headed off a jail term for a 35-year-old solo mother-of-two who stole from two employers.
Facebook posting led to house break-in
A Rolleston house was trashed and burgled of goods worth $74,291 after the burglar read on Facebook that the householder was going to be out of town.
Women want man who secretly filmed them named
Victims are adamant that they want a man who secretly videoed them to be publicly named, but the issue will go to a hearing in a fortnight.
Stepfather denies murder charge
A not guilty plea to a charge of murder has been entered by James Stedman Roberts, the stepfather of a five-year-old autistic boy who died of head injuries in Christchurch Hospital last month.
Roberts, 34, entered the plea at a pre-trial call in the High Court at Christchurch today.
He is charged that on May 27 he murdered Leon Michael leFleming Jayet-Cole. Leon died in hospital two days later.
Justice Cameron Mander remanded Roberts in custody for a case review hearing in the High Court on September 11.
No application for bail has been made for him.
Brazen shoplifter in custody for sentence
A shoplifter with expensive taste in steak – and drugs – is in custody awaiting sentence.
Caregiver admits rest home thefts
It will take years to pay back the very elderly victims of a rest home caregiver who stole jewellery from the frail and vulnerable residents.
‘Challenge’ led to stabbing, court told
A man continued a confrontation with his partner even after she had a boning knife embedded 1cm in his body. She kept pushing.
Burglary charge laid against café theft accused
A burglary charge has been laid against a man already in custody for an alleged theft from Café Valentino in March that led to CCTV footage being posted on Facebook.
Continued treatment for dog mutilation accused
A man who mutilated a dog so seriously it had to be euthanised was found to be unfit for trial under the mental health legislation in the Christchurch District Court today.
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