Tag: murder
Life parolee admits absconding
A man on life parole for the murder of an 11-year-old admitted taking off his electronic bracelet and leaving his parole address at Odyssey House.
Marcus Tucker murder trial aborted
The trial of Peter John Carroll for the murder of 36-year-old Marcus Luke Tucker has been aborted after evidence was heard from seven witnesses.
Murder trial adjourned for the day
The trial of Peter John Carroll, charged with the April 2016 murder of Marcus Luke Tucker, has been adjourned for the day because of a legal issue.
Three deny murder charge
Three people have denied the murder of a man who was found injured at Sumner last month, at appearances by video-link in the High Court at Christchurch today.
Christmas Day murder denied
A case review hearing is scheduled in the High Court for Franchesca Kororia Borell, 22, of Cashmere, who is charged with the murder of 25-year-old Hardeep Singh in an alleged stabbing on Christmas Day, 2016. Singh died in hospital two days later. Borell pleaded not guilty to the murder charge at an appearance in the […]
Guilty verdicts in Taylor murder trial
A High Court jury has found Troy Kevin Taylor guilty of the murder and assault of 14-month old Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes in July 2015.
Murder accused denies ever striking toddler
Troy Kevin Taylor has told the jury at his murder trial that his repeated concussion injuries never caused him to lose control or strike the baby he is accused of assaulting and killing.
Toddler died from ‘multiple blunt force injuries’, trial told
Injuries to the jaw of 14-month-old Ihaka Stokes the day before his death were not consistent with a fall while he was in his cot, a doctor told the sixth day of the murder trial of Troy Kevin Taylor.
Violence, confrontations as murder accused appear
A huge fight broke out inside a Christchurch District Court when a 20-year-old accused of murder appeared.
Jury shown footage of distraught murder accused
Troy Taylor murder trial, Day Four: A jury has watched minutes of footage of a distraught Troy Kevin Taylor when he was left alone in a police interview room after being interviewed about the death of toddler Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes in July 2015.
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