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Marylands abuse victim sentenced for violation

Marylands abuse victim sentenced for violation

A man who endured more than a decade of childhood sexual abuse at Marylands special school has been granted home detention after admitting a drunken sexual violation.

April 12, 2017 | By More
Three deny murder charge

Three deny murder charge

Three people have denied the murder of a man who was found injured at Sumner last month, at appearances by video-link in the High Court at Christchurch today.

April 12, 2017 | By More
Marriage scammer to stay in Australia for sentencing

Marriage scammer to stay in Australia for sentencing

For the second time, Immigration New Zealand has stymied the sentencing of a marriage scam fraudster by refusing her entry into the country.

April 11, 2017 | By More
Alleged shooting victim gets more time for court appearance

Alleged shooting victim gets more time for court appearance

Police were refused an arrest warrant when a man allegedly shot in a gang incident on March 30 failed to appear on other charges at the Christchurch District Court today because of his injuries.

April 11, 2017 | By More
Bail granted on courtroom bashing charges

Bail granted on courtroom bashing charges

A man charged with bashing a witness in a High Court hearing on Monday has been allowed bail and released from custody at the Christchurch Court House.

April 11, 2017 | By More
Punches thrown in High Court

Punches thrown in High Court

Violence erupted during a break at a hearing over a gang home invasion at the main High Court courtroom in Christchurch.

April 10, 2017 | By More
Date rape drug used by meth dealer, Crown claims

Date rape drug used by meth dealer, Crown claims

The Crown alleges the date rape drug GHB may have been used on a woman by her meth dealer before he raped her in her Greymouth home.

April 10, 2017 | By More
Crown drops knife-point confrontation allegation

Crown drops knife-point confrontation allegation

The Crown has dropped an important detail about the knife-point robbery of a secondhand bookshop ahead of the robber’s sentencing which is now set for May.

April 10, 2017 | By More
Drugs and cash evidence of large scale dealing

Drugs and cash evidence of large scale dealing

Cash and drugs worth about half a million dollars were found in a Christchurch police swoop, the Crown said as a 44-year-old pleaded guilty.

April 8, 2017 | By More
Ashburton man faces sex charges

Ashburton man faces sex charges

A 40-year-old Ashburton man has been granted interim name suppression on seven sex charges.

April 7, 2017 | By More

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