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Childcare worker admits drug imports
Suppression of name has been lifted on a 37-year-old childcare worker who has admitted importing the class A drug methamphetamine into New Zealand.
Rape accused in tears at guilty verdicts
Joshua Allan Schooner was in tears as a Christchurch District Court jury found him guilty of raping and sexually violating a woman after considering its verdicts for just two hours.
Sex was consensual, says rape accused
A man facing rape and sexual violation charges has given evidence to tell the Christchurch District Court jury that the sexual encounter was “perfectly consensual”.
Second woman refers to accused’s ‘split personality’
A second woman has described accused rapist Joshua Allan Schooner as having a “split personality” during a sexual encounter.
Woman ‘stranded’ by police before rape
A woman says she was repeatedly raped by a man after police took away her car keys and left her stranded in a pub car park in the early hours of the morning.
Stabbing victim admits text threats
A victim stabbed four times during a Spreydon street brawl has admitted sending violent threatening text messages before the confrontation.
Community service for selling blackmarket crayfish
A 36-year-old with a bad criminal record, who sold blackmarket crayfish to Christchurch outlets, has received a community-based sentence in the Christchurch District Court today.
Arrest over Brighton Pier altercation
A Shirley man has been remanded on theft and assault charges over an alleged incident in which a man says he was assaulted at the New Brighton Pier and his camera thrown into the sea.
Sexting led to bloody street brawl
Sending sexually explicit text messages led to bad blood between two Pacific Island families in Christchurch, an armed confrontation in the street, and four men injured in hospital.
Dealer admits receiving stolen cars
Scrap metal yard director Dean Raymond Crosbie has entered immediate guilty pleas to 13 charges after police searched his business in Rolleston early this month. When interviewed about receiving stolen cars and parts, Crosbie told police: “I take people at face value.” He admitted he sometimes thought the purchases were “too good to be […]
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