Tag: assault
Jail for birthday party violence
A man has been jailed for 14 months for violence and a firearms incident at a child’s birthday party at Rangiora in December.
Payments ruled out for two road rage victims
Emotional harm reparations were ruled out for a father and his 12-year-old daughter who were the victims of 35-year-old Luke Malcolm Geldard’s road rage assaults.
Kidnap, rape alleged
A 31-year-old Christchurch man has been remanded in custody on charges of kidnapping, raping, and sexually violating a woman over the weekend.
Assaults on baby alleged
A 35-year-old North Canterbury man appeared in court today on violence charges including assaults on a 14-week-old baby.
Kidnap victim chewed his way to freedom
Alleged Mongrel Mob kidnap victim Dawson Reihana has told how he chewed his way to freedom after being bashed, punched and stomped for hours. [Updated report]
Prison officer attacked with boiling water
A prison officer’s “remarkably forgiving” victim impact statement helped in the sentencing of a 23-year-old who had tipped boiling water on him.
Ram attack driver missed his target
A 27-year-old man deliberately rammed a car off Hoon Hay Road but missed injuring the target of his attack.
Man denies charges over Avon River crash
A man alleged to have rammed another car into the Avon River in a road rage incident has denied all six charges he faces and has elected a judge-alone trial.
Two charged over carpark attack
One of the men charged with a carpark attack on two brothers in central Christchurch last week has pleaded not guilty and the case is heading for a trial.
Drunken road rage assaults admitted
A 35-year-old man who was removed from the Australia-New Zealand cricket test at Hagley Oval in February, was involved in a drunken road-rage incident 12 days later.
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