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Three guilty verdicts at violation, bashing trial

Three guilty verdicts at violation, bashing trial

A jury has found a Christchurch man guilty on charges of sexual violation and assault but has mainly acquitted him on a series of bashing charges at the end of a trial that ran for almost three weeks.

December 4, 2014 | By More
Pair jailed for ‘horrific’ petrol fire death

Pair jailed for ‘horrific’ petrol fire death

“I struggle to understand how anybody could treat another human being in this way,” a woman told two offenders who admitted pouring petrol over her ex-husband and burning him to death.

December 4, 2014 | By More
Public intervened after walkway driving incident

Public intervened after walkway driving incident

Members of the public intervened after a car was driven along the Esplanade walkway at Sumner.

December 4, 2014 | By More
EQC supervisors felt ‘duped’ by dishonest staffer

EQC supervisors felt ‘duped’ by dishonest staffer

EQC supervisors say they felt manipulated and duped by staff member Epenesa Valavala who had a veneer of respectability while she was misusing the Commission’s cars, phone, and fuel cards.

December 4, 2014 | By More
Long ‘stretch’ ahead for second strike offender

Long ‘stretch’ ahead for second strike offender

A Christchurch man faces nearly four years in jail – with no chance of early release – after committing his second strike offence in which he ran over a woman he knew in an incident of jealous rage.

December 3, 2014 | By More
Escapee back in court after 33 months on the run

Escapee back in court after 33 months on the run

An escapee who allegedly did a runner out the window while having hospital treatment has been recaptured after 33 months on the run.

December 3, 2014 | By More
Man admits obstruction over Linwood incident

Man admits obstruction over Linwood incident

A youth says he obtructed police from entering a house in Carnarvon Street, Linwood, where a child’s birthday party was turning violent because they had not been invited onto the property.

December 3, 2014 | By More
Thief wanted to reassure his victims

Thief wanted to reassure his victims

A man has expressed his disappointment at not getting the chance to meet his victims to tell them face to face that they have nothing to fear from him.

December 3, 2014 | By More
Arrest was a question of survival

Arrest was a question of survival

A chronic alcohol offender says he got himself arrested because if was the only way he could see to stay alive.

December 2, 2014 | By More
Arrest warrant issued on incest charge

Arrest warrant issued on incest charge

The story of Christchurch siblings who have faced incest charges this year has taken a new twist with the brother failing to turn up for his sentencing and now facing arrest.

December 2, 2014 | By More