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Christmas in prison for courtroom outburst

Christmas in prison for courtroom outburst

A man’s outburst in court as a jury delivered guilty verdicts in a rape trial has landed him in jail over Christmas for contempt of court.

December 22, 2016 | By More
Hunters still friends after accidental shooting

Hunters still friends after accidental shooting

Glen Royce Court remains good friends with the hunting companion he shot through the leg on July 3 near Lake Coleridge, in inland Canterbury.

December 22, 2016 | By More
Tsunami burglary charge remand in custody

Tsunami burglary charge remand in custody

A 24-year-old man who allegedly burgled a home a family had evacuated because of the tsunami threat, was remanded in custody at the Christchurch District Court.

December 21, 2016 | By More
Escaper said guard was ‘complacent’

Escaper said guard was ‘complacent’

A 25-year-old prisoner says he made a run for it when the security guard with him was being “complacent”.

December 21, 2016 | By More
Repeat burglar ‘can’t go home’

Repeat burglar ‘can’t go home’

When 21-year-old Raniera Smyth finishes his prison term, he may go to Nelson to try to find work in the fishing industry because he’s not welcome to head home to the Gisborne area.

December 21, 2016 | By More
Bail granted on drug allegations

Bail granted on drug allegations

Name suppression has lifted on one of the men arrested in a series of police raids on Head Hunters gang premises around Christchurch three weeks ago.

December 19, 2016 | By More
Woman convicted of 1992 toddler death now a ‘low risk’

Woman convicted of 1992 toddler death now a ‘low risk’

Tania Gaye Hopping – once known as Tania Witika and jailed for the manslaughter of her daughter – is now seen as a low risk offender.

December 19, 2016 | By More
Drug offender ‘has not learnt from jail’

Drug offender ‘has not learnt from jail’

A man who was acquitted at trial of importing class A drugs into New Zealand over the “darkweb” last month has now been granted home detention on other drugs charges.

December 17, 2016 | By More
Ex-police officer’s ‘fall from grace’

Ex-police officer’s ‘fall from grace’

An ex-police officer was sentenced to community detention for charging someone $1000 to help them through the court system over a traffic ticket, and then not following through.

December 16, 2016 | By More
Child sex and violence allegations sent to Auckland

Child sex and violence allegations sent to Auckland

An Auckland man facing sex and violence charges involving five children is being sent back north after his arrest in Christchurch.

December 16, 2016 | By More

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