Tag: murder
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.
Resuscitation attempts could have caused some injuries, trial told
Troy Kevin Taylor murder trial, day three: Some of the 59 injuries noted on 14-month-old Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes could have been caused by the efforts to resuscitate him, a doctor acknowledged on the third day of the trial of Troy Kevin Taylor who is charged with his murder.
Mother denies causing fatal injuries
Troy Taylor murder trial, Day 2 update: A young mother has rejected a defence accusation that she had harmed her young son and was responsible for the fatal injuries for which Troy Kevin Taylor is on trial for murder.
Baby noted as ‘happy’ the day after alleged assault
Troy Taylor murder trial, Day 2: The day after being allegedly assaulted by the man accused of murdering him, 14-month old Ihaka Paora Braxton Stokes was “pretty much his usual self” during a visit to the doctor.
Man ‘lost it’ and fatally injured toddler, Crown says
The Crown alleges Troy Kevin Taylor “lost it” and caused the injuries that led to the death of the 14-month-old son of his partner in July 2015.
Prison stabbing sentencing deferred
The sentencing of a man who used a home-made knife in a frenzied attack on another inmate at Christchurch Men’s Prison was deferred for three months in the Christchurch District Court.
One last struggle, as youth jailed for life
After fighting for all of his 18 years, Taniela Kotoitoga Daven Tiako Waitokia ended his High Court sentencing for murder with another struggle in court.
Upper Riccarton murder sentencing
Sentencing in the High Court at Christchurch for Taniela Kotoitoga Waitokia, now aged 18, who was convicted by a jury on December 2, 2016, of the murder of 87-year-old Harold Richardson, at an address in Owens Terrace, Upper Riccarton, on the weekend of August 1-2, 2015. The verdict was delivered at the end of a one-week […]
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