Tag: assault

Home detention for knife threat to woman

April 1, 2016 | By More
Home detention for knife threat to woman

A drunk man who threatened to gouge out a woman’s eyes and cut her throat with the knife he was holding has been allowed home detention at his Christchurch District Court sentencing.

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Attack on child using ride at mall

March 31, 2016 | By More
Attack on child using ride at mall

A drunk man who assaulted a three-year-old girl who was on an amusement ride at a shopping mall has ended up in jail for 27 months.

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Barking in court as police assault accused held in custody

March 21, 2016 | By More
Barking in court as police assault accused held in custody

A crowd in Christchurch’s main courtroom burst into barking after a judge refused bail for a man police allege punched an officer three times in a confrontation at Cheviot, North Canterbury, on Sunday.

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Blood assault admitted

March 16, 2016 | By More
Blood assault admitted

A medical report will find out whether Brandon Lee Coulson’s assault victim has contracted Hepatitis C after he splashed infected blood on her face.

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Murder victim’s son assaulted cameraman

March 11, 2016 | By More
Murder victim’s son assaulted cameraman

The son of Ashburton WINZ shooting victim Peggy Turuhira Noble has admitted assaulting a cameraman outside the Christchurch Court House after Wednesday’s verdicts in the murder trial.

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Attacks on woman, pet dog admitted

March 6, 2016 | By More
Attacks on woman, pet dog admitted

Two assaults on a woman, and two attacks on a dog, all within two weeks, were admitted by a 36-year-old man in the Christchurch District Court.

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Life time ban imposed for animal illtreatment

March 4, 2016 | By More
Life time ban imposed for animal illtreatment

An 18-year-old has been jailed and given a life-time ban from owning animals after being sentenced on two charges of ill-treating animals.

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Prison broomstick assault admitted

March 3, 2016 | By More
Prison broomstick assault admitted

A 23-year-old prisoner has admitted a serious broomstick assault on another inmate in the Christchurch Men’s Prison in January.

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Community sentence for street brawl

February 25, 2016 | By More
Community sentence for street brawl

The last man to be dealt with for his part in a Dallington street brawl has received a sentence of community detention and intensive supervision, in the Christchurch District Court.

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Brownlee assault protester decides to meet Minister after all

February 23, 2016 | By More
Brownlee assault protester decides to meet Minister after all

A 41-year-old Greymouth man has admitted assaulting Earthquake Recovery Minister Gerry Brownlee and has decided he would like to meet the minister at a restorative justice conference.

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