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Woman repeatedly admitted stabbing husband, trial told
“One stupid thought and I killed him. I loved him. Why did I do it?” said a distressed Lucille Sarah Scollay when she was with police in the hours after she had stabbed her husband to death. [Update: Afternoon proceedings.]

Trial hears of Manchester Street “sex tax”
A sex worker who gave evidence in a Christchurch High Court murder trial today said there was no trouble with gangs on the streets until a couple of months before Mellory Manning was killed. [Update from afternoon evidence]

Woman stabbed husband to end their ‘stuck’ relationship
Upset about her husband’s mental health issues and the state of their relationship, Lucille Sarah Scollay took a knife from the kitchen and stabbed her husband through the heart as he slept. [Update: Afternoon evidence.]

Second Christchurch murder trial begins
Evidence from 19 Crown witnesses will be called at the trial of 45-year-old Lucille Sarah Scollay in the High Court at Christchurch on a charge of murdering her husband.

Trial told of fatal attack by mob members
Murder accused Mauha Huatahi Fawcett told the police he said “Sieg heil” and barked like a dog along with other Mongrel Mob members during the assault that killed Christchurch sex worker Ngatai Lynette Manning, the Crown says. [Report of opening statements.]

Jury selection begins in Mellory Manning murder trial
Jury selection began after 10.30am in the case of Mauha Huatahi Fawcett, who denies the December 2008 murder of Christchurch sex worker Ngatai Lynette Manning.

Couple ‘carried away’ to court
A couple charged with getting overly amorous in a park in Hornby ended up in the Christchurch District Court today.

Insanity hearing scheduled over Redwood murder charge
A court hearing to considering a possible insanity finding has been set for a 24-year-old man accused of the murder of another man at a house in Redwood last November.

Restaurant manager to pay back $17,000
A former restaurant manager of Speights Alehouse in Bealey Avenue has been sentenced for causing the business a loss of nearly $17,000 by manipulating points onto customers’ loyalty cards.

Monitoring ordered over loosening car wheels
A judge will regularly monitor an Ashburton man who has admitted loosening the wheelnuts on his ex-girlfriend’s car.
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