Tag: stabbing
Judge warns about street violence dangers
A Christchurch judge has sent a warning about weapons and street violence, even while he was granting a home detention sentence for a double stabbing by a teenager.
Woman jailed for stabbing partner as he slept
A woman has been jailed for three years three months for stabbing her partner with a kitchen knife as he slept.
Two frenzied attacks with screwdriver admitted
A 38-year-old Northcote man told police he had no memory of using a screwdriver to inflict 30 stab wounds on two men in an apparent jealousy attack.
Woman who committed stabbing will stay in care
A woman will stay in supervised care under the intellectual disability legislation for two years after she was found unfit to stand trial for an Akaroa knife attack.
Street confrontation became double stabbing
A street confrontation possibly over road cones led to a double stabbing in Warrington Street, Edgeware.
Woman stabbed partner while he slept
A 49-year-old woman has admitted stabbing her partner while he was asleep in their bed in Hornby last year.
Jail imposed after botched home detention term
After being given a chance by a judge after admitting a gang stabbing in Linwood, Nathan Anthony Whelan has botched his home detention sentence and gone to jail anyway.
Judge rejects defence claim of ‘minor’ stabbing
A judge has set aside a defence lawyer’s suggestion that victim impact statements need to be “taken with a grain of salt” and a robbery victim should have “got over” receiving two small stab wounds.
Woman ‘courageously’ disarmed attacker
An Akaroa woman courageously disarmed an intellectually disabled woman who had just stabbed her in the back, said a judge during a mental impairment hearing in the Christchurch District Court.
Suppression lifts on double stabbing accused
Name suppression has been lifted on a man charged with a double stabbing at New Brighton at the weekend.
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