Tag: prison
Prison murder trial delayed to June
The High Court trial of three men charged with the prison-cell murder of Benton Marni Parata has been delayed for seven weeks.
Bike thief cops the wrong judge
A 26-year-old man was unlucky that a no-nonsense visiting judge in the Christchurch District Court knew him well from the court in New Plymouth.
Prisoner tried to smuggle drugs after compassionate leave
A remand prisoner with gang links who was given compassionate leave to visit a terminally ill uncle tried to smuggle synthetic cannabis back into Christchurch Men’s Prison when he returned.
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.
Jail for shoplifter nabbed on social media
A 31-year-old Leeston man caught after Gun City posted CCTV video of a shoplifter online has been jailed for more than two years, in the Christchurch District Court.
Prison assault charge
A prisoner has been charged with a serious broomstick assault on another inmate at the Christchurch Men’s Prison three weeks ago.
Pressure exerted for prison smuggling
A Christchurch mother was pressured to try to smuggle drugs and tobacco into Christchurch Men’s Prison so that “nothing would happen” to an inmate at the jail.
Prisoner told to stop behaving like a ‘spoiled brat’
A tattooed prisoner with a gang background has been told by a judge to stop behaving “like a spoiled brat”.
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