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Offender’s mum sinks burglary explanation

Offender’s mum sinks burglary explanation

A young man’s claim that he had committed burglaries to support his family while his mother was in hospital was disputed in court – by his mother.

October 30, 2013 | By More
Second-strike sentence for scalding water attack in prison

Second-strike sentence for scalding water attack in prison

A woman will have to serve all of a three-year eleven-month jail term imposed as a second-strike sentence for throwing a bucket of scalding water over a fellow inmate at Christchurch Women’s Prison.

October 30, 2013 | By More
Arrest warrant: Benjamin Tapper Norris

Arrest warrant: Benjamin Tapper Norris

Police are asking for information to find 19-year-old Benjamin Thomas Tapper-Norris who has a warrant out for his arrest.

October 30, 2013 | By More
Stabbing was ‘like a flinch’, says accused

Stabbing was ‘like a flinch’, says accused

A 20-year-old man says his action in stabbing a knife into the skull of a friend at a party was “more like a flinch”.

October 30, 2013 | By More
Knife penetration would have needed ‘considerable force’

Knife penetration would have needed ‘considerable force’

A surgeon has assessed that “considerable force” would have been needed to embed a knife into the side of the skull of a man injured at a Christchurch party.

October 29, 2013 | By More
Man denies dog attack charge

Man denies dog attack charge

A dog owner is pleading not guilty to a charge of owning dogs which attacked and injured an eight-year-old boy.

October 29, 2013 | By More
Man admits role in arsons

Man admits role in arsons

Keri Martin Wakefield has now admitted he was the main offender in arson attacks that caused damage totalling $374,000.

October 28, 2013 | By More
Arrest warrants: Allix Jean Beaurepaire

Arrest warrants: Allix Jean Beaurepaire

Christchurch police are asking for public help to find 23-year-old Allix Jean Beaurepaire, who has warrants out for her arrest.

October 18, 2013 | By More
Ten-year non-parole term for murder at housing complex

Ten-year non-parole term for murder at housing complex

A 59-year-old man has been jailed for life with a non-parole term of 10 years for stabbing his neighbour to death with a boning knife at a Christchurch City Council housing complex in Spreydon.

October 18, 2013 | By More
Home detention for robbery getaway driver

Home detention for robbery getaway driver

A woman who said she regretted ever getting involved in an incident with Christchurch’s smiling bank robber, Timothy Daniel Whelan, has been given a 12-month home detention sentence.

October 16, 2013 | By More

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