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LATEST COURT NEWS:
Customers at risk from 'backyard' steroids
A 60-year-old Aranui man sentenced for dealing in illegal steroids is undergoing treatment himself for prostate cancer ? identified as one of the possible consequences of anabolic steroid use.
Fires in rubbish bins alleged
A man facing two arson charges involving rubbish bins has been remanded in custody after a brief appearance in the Christchurch District Court today.
Street attack victim declines to meet assailants
A soldier beaten unconscious on the roadside near Rolleston has refused to meet his two attackers for a restorative justice conference.
Paintball spree publicity cost job
A 22-year-old man has asked for name suppression after publicity about allegations of a paintball shooting spree across Christchurch cost him his job.
Driver admitted having 'lots and lots of beer'
A rebuild worker who was seen nearly crashing as he drove out of a Kaiapoi pub carpark told police: ?I?ve had beer. Lots and lots of beer.?
Woman worked at brothel while on home detention
The ?jewellery? being worn by a 40-year-old prostitute at a Christchurch brothel was actually an electronic bracelet for home detention.
Intercept details being released in drugs case
A man facing 71 drugs charges ? including conspiracy to supply methamphetamine ? has been remanded in custody while his lawyer considers thousands of documents, texts, and phone intercepts.
Police arrest man hunted for house blaze
Police have arrested a man who was being sought for the alleged arson of a house in Birchfield Avenue, Dallington, last week.
Drinks, cricket, and then murder
It was coldness of it that struck those who watched the evidence unfold in the Oxford murder trial ? drinks together at a bar, cricket on television, and then a brutal murder.
Guilty verdicts in murder trial
Two men have been found guilty of the murder of their countryman Sameera Madurangana Manikka Battelage at Oxford in February 2013 and the arson of the farmhouse where he was living.
School drug charges may be replaced
A man charged with supplying cannabis in exchange for schoolgirls exposing their breasts and bodies has been further remanded on bail to August 1 while discussions continue about the charges against him.
Murder accused remanded to High Court
A 59-year-old man charged with the murder of a woman at a council housing complex in Spreydon at the weekend has been remanded in custody to a pre-trial session in the High Court.
Summing up completed in Oxford murder trial
The jury has heard the judge?s summing up in the Oxford murder trial and has been sent away to begin its deliberations on Monday morning.
Woman charged with drugged driving causing injury
A Riccarton woman has been charged with drugged driving causing injury, after she allegedly ran into ?a child while he was on a cycle-safety course.
Changes of plea end horse ill-treatment trial
The trial of two brothers on charges of ill-treating horses came to early end today when they both pleaded guilty to 12 charges after the closing of the Crown?s evidence.
Summing up begins in Oxford murder trial
Closing addresses have been completed and Justice Christian Whata has begun his summing up for the jury in the trial of two Sri Lankans charged with the murder of one of their countrymen at Oxford in February 2012.
Remand on Linwood stabbing charge
A 34-year-old man has been granted a registrar?s remand without plea on a charge of wounding, after an alleged stabbing incident in Linwood last Sunday.
Both murder accused say they were 'stunned' by killing
Both murder accused say they were ?stunned? by seeing that their Sri Lankan countryman was killed in a knife attack at Oxford, and they have closed their cases accusing each other of the fatal assault.
Two admit attack on soldier
Two men charged with attacking a soldier on his way home from a Rolleston hotel have admitted the assault.
Murder accused was stunned by killing, defence says
The defence says 24-year-old Thuvan Prawash Sawal was stunned after seeing his friend murdered at Oxford and the jury should not judge him by what he did next.
Crown suggests attack would have needed both accused
Murder victim Sameera Madurangana Manikka Battelage was a strong, fit cricketer and farm worker and the Crown suggests it would have taken both of his alleged attackers to overpower and kill him.
Horses had 'severe malnutrition', trial told
Horses from a Halswell property owned by two brothers showed signs of severe malnutrition, according to veterinary evidence given on the third day of a trial in the Christchurch District Court.
Man charged with assault, kidnapping
Police have charged a 33-year-old man with assaulting a woman twice yesterday and kidnapping her, and he has been remanded in custody for a week.
SPCA tells of horse 'rescues'
The SPCA officer who went to the Williamson brothers? property in October 2009 said she counted 27 horses on the property, some in poor condition, with little feed and one trough of dirty water.
Murder accused rejects scientist's theory
A murder accused has rejected a forensic scientist?s theory of how blood spatters on clothing could suggest he was standing astride the victim at the time several stab wounds were inflicted to the neck.
Backside kick hearing delayed
An application for a discharge without conviction for a man who admits putting a workmate in hospital with the unintended consequences of a kick in the backside has had to be delayed for three weeks.
Horse ill-treatment trial begins
The Crown alleges two brothers ill treated and failed to prevent the suffering of horses in their care at Halswell and Kirwee, with some of the horses having to be euthanized.
Murder accused 'wanted to fight victim'
A murder accused has described how his friend repeatedly threatened to fight the Sri Lanka man they are both now accused of murdering.
Woman admits part in fracas outside nightclub
One of two women arrested in a confrontation with police a year ago outside a Woolston nightclub has changed her pleas to guilty after six days of hearing time, and has been granted a discharge without conviction.
Teen admits attempted dairy robbery
An unemployed 17-year-old has admitted providing the airpistol and being the getaway driver for a 14-year-old?s attempted robbery of a Sockburn dairy.
Discharge for parental 'bullying'
A man?s bullying efforts to get his teenage stepson to train harder for rowing has led to a charge of assault, but the man was discharged without conviction at court today.
'Selfish' drink-driver gets community detention
Drink-driver Campbell Geoffrey Armstrong has been told he is selfishly putting other road users at risk with his repeat offending.
Trial date set for alleged 'groper'
The man alleged to be ?the Port Hills Groper?, who has name suppression, has been remanded for the start of a two-week trial tentatively set for October 28.
Accused was no 'hit man', says defence
A jury has been told to put aside any idea that murder accused Thuvan Prawash Sawal intended to kill his Sri Lankan countryman or was ?a hit man?.
Another jail term imposed for Operation Wigram crime ring
Another person involved in the Operation Wigram organised crime ring has gone to jail.
Friday at Court
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The District Court has a sitting in the No 2 courtroom on the ground floor to handle arrests and custody remands from 10am, with audio-visual links to people in custody at?Christchurch Prison at 11am. Sentencings are set for the afternoon in Courts 2 and 5.?A pre-trial call-over to settle arrangements for upcoming jury trials is set for court 3.
The list court for people summoned to appear or on bail is?held?from 10am in the No 1 District Court, on the ground floor?at the Court House.?
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Police Watch?
Paintball damage and assault across Christchurch.?Details of police alerts are on the?Police Watch page. Click the link at left.
Quote of the Week
"Anti-social road users, I understand, is the current euphemism for what were previously boyracers."
Christchurch District Court Judge Raoul Neave comments as he disqualifies an offender.
Observations Page
Teen's bid for release on bail was lacking a certain finesse. Click the link at left for the Observations page.
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