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Predator says text to victim was ‘accidental’

Predator says text to victim was ‘accidental’

On-line sex predator Cameron Stuart Hore has ended up back in prison for three months for what he claims was an “accidental” text message to an earlier victim.

November 28, 2013 | By More
Convicted murderer admits attack on prison guard

Convicted murderer admits attack on prison guard

A 54-year-old man who is seven years into a life term for a Nelson murder that involved a frenzied knife attack has admitted head-butting a prison officer while serving his time at Rolleston Prison.

November 28, 2013 | By More
Fines for census defaulters

Fines for census defaulters

Fourteen people have been prosecuted for failing to fill in or mutilating their 2013 Census forms.

November 27, 2013 | By More
Repeat burglar and thief avoids jail term

Repeat burglar and thief avoids jail term

A cancer diagnosis and a long jail term for a conviction that was overturned on appeal have led to a home detention sentence for a repeat burglar and thief.

November 26, 2013 | By More
Claims of firearms purchases on Facebook

Claims of firearms purchases on Facebook

A 20-year-old who said he had bought six firearms from someone on Facebook was sentenced to a year in prison for unlawfully possession of the guns and their ammunition.

November 26, 2013 | By More
Sex offender back in jail over secret videos

Sex offender back in jail over secret videos

A sex offender is back in prison serving more of a 12-year term after being convicted of secretly filming an 18-year-old woman in the shower and on the toilet.

November 26, 2013 | By More
Six-year jail term for LWR collapse losses

Six-year jail term for LWR collapse losses

LWR owner Kenneth James Anderson’s frauds at the time of the company’s $100 million collapse have left him shamed, devastated, bankrupt, without assets at the age of 66 – and now jailed for six years.

November 25, 2013 | By More
Businesswoman granted suppression at sentencing

Businesswoman granted suppression at sentencing

A Christchurch woman prosecuted for a document fraud offence related to the huge LWR collapse dabbed at her eyes and thanked the judge after being fined $2000 but granted a suppression order that will let her stay in business.

November 25, 2013 | By More
Family support for Opawa park offender

Family support for Opawa park offender

Family members are standing by a 63-year-old Avondale man who has admitted masturbating in front of two women in Hansen Park, Opawa.

November 22, 2013 | By More
Police seek owners of missing cash

Police seek owners of missing cash

The Hornby police are seeking the owners of two sums of money recently found in the area and handed in.

November 22, 2013 | By More