Tag: arson
Arson charges dropped
Two people who went to trial on charges of burgling and setting fire to a house in Woodend had their charges discharged in the Christchurch District Court.
Couple continue to deny torching car
A young Belfast couple will serve home detention together after being found guilty of torching a car in a revenge attack.
Neigbour jailed for $2m church fire
The man who burnt down St Margaret’s Presbyterian Church, causing over $2 million damage, because God had killed his friends in the Christchurch earthquake, was sentenced to six year’s prison.
Juror cleared of making Facebook check
A juror has been cleared of an allegation that she looked up the Facebook page of one of the defendants during a Christchurch District Court arson trial.
Sleep deprivation may be factor in arson
A judge has called for a report on the effects of sleep deprivation on a man who burnt down his father’s Lyttelton house “to rid the property of evil energy”.
Deported offender made arson threat
A New Zealand sex offender sent back from Australia after serving jail time has been fined for threatening to burn down the Probation Service’s Christchurch offices.
Jail for teen who caused major South Shore fire
The Fire Service will get nothing back from 18-year-old Jayvan James Simms for the $40,240 it spent putting out the sand dunes fire he caused at South Shore.
Teen admits causing South Shore dune fire
A 17-year-old has admitted causing a sand dunes fire that forced the evacuation of 12 South Shore homes.
‘High end’ cars targeted for chop shop
A man who targeted high-end vehicles at a car “chop shop” has been jailed for five years at the Christchurch District Court.
House burnt to deal with ‘evil energy’
A 28-year-old man says he destroyed his father’s Lyttelton house in a fire “to rid the property of evil energy”.
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