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Escaper said guard was ‘complacent’
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A 25-year-old prisoner says he made a run for it when the security guard with him was being “complacent”. Michael Raymond Norton made his comment to police after his...
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Hunters still friends after accidental shooting
Glen Royce Court remains good friends with the hunting companion he shot through the leg on July 3 near Lake Coleridge, in inland Canterbury. Tony Stewart was even at the Christchurch District Court to...
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Suppression for Christmas Day murder accused
A 22-year-old woman charged with the murder of a man who was wounded at a house in Cashmere on Christmas Day has been granted name suppression.The woman had previously been charged with wounding...
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Custody remand on bookshop armed robbery charge
Bail was refused for a 24-year-old man charged with the armed robbery of a secondhand bookshop in Edgeware yesterday. Police allege Jamie Allan Hewison was armed with a paring knife when he robbed the...
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Prisoner told to return from funeral ‘with contraband’
File image. © Andrew Bardwell A remand prisoner says he was threatened with a hiding by other inmates if he didn’t return to prison from attending his grandmother’s funeral with contraband hidden...
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Judge explains dangers after imitation firearm incident
A judge has explained the dangers of mixing alcohol and an imitation firearm to an Aranui man who ended up in court after a confrontation with his neighbour. Christchurch District Court Judge David...
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Remand on charge of tourist carjacking
A man charged with carjacking two tourists in Christchurch early on Monday has been granted a registrar’s remand at the Christchurch District Court. Rahiri Tai, 17, of Flaxton in North Canterbury, is...
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Driver forgiven for tragic death of two-year-old
A grieving family told the court they were “not after vengeance” for their tragic loss of a two-year-old son killed in a motor accident, when the driver was sentenced today. Christchurch District Court...
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Twists and turns in firearms trial
A Yaldhurst man grabbed in a pre-dawn police raid has asked a judge to accept that a rifle found in a woodpile at his address may have been hidden there by a man who later shot him. The three-hour...
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Seven-year jail term for three robberies
File image. © Andrew Bardwell Seven years’ jail were imposed on a 22-year-old Christchurch man who had admitted three robberies involving six people. Gordon Herbert robbed two of his victims twice in...
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Indecency accused banned from schools
A North Canterbury man charged with indecently assaulting a girl at an Alexandra school holiday programme has been banned from entering schools while on remand. The condition was imposed as part of the...
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Drink-driving mum admits ‘stupidity’
A woman caught driving at Rolleston with a high breath-alcohol level while her two young children were in the back seat admits it was “just stupidity” that she was driving. Melanie Susan Trebilco, 38,...
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‘Bad singer’ held in custody
A defiant love song from the dock in Christchurch’s main court landed the 33-year-old singer in custody. The man, whose record would show he is perfectly familiar with court rooms, was called before...
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Woman admits ‘family misfortunes’ were a rip-off
A woman who has admitted conning $3000 out of a Kiwibank customer with a sad story about her family’s terrible misfortunes is fighting to keep her name and photograph out of the media. She admitted...
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Prison absconder may get second chance
File image. © Andrew Bardwell It seems prison absconder Richard Graham may get a second chance, even after he never went back to jail after being given compassionate leave to attend his grandmother’s...
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Victim rejects attacker’s home detention sentence
A judge’s attempt to smooth over an ongoing dispute that has led to violence between two women did not end well at a Christchurch District Court sentencing session. Judge David Saunders had just...
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Suburban club burglary denied
A man charged with the early-morning burglary of the St Albans Shirley Club, in which the building was allegedly damaged by fire, is denying all charges. Reece William Janetins Skipper, 38, today...
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Custody remand after court room strip
A 32-year-old man stripped naked in Christchurch’s main court when he appeared on rape and sexual violation charges. The man was immediately removed from the dock and taken to the Court House holding...
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Friend repaid debt with forged money
Police have dropped charges after accepting that a Redwood man may not have known that three $100 notes he used at Christchurch shops were forgeries. The prosecution against 35-year-old Aaron Lawrence...
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Tourists carjacked by drunk teenager
Two European tourists were punched and kicked by 17-year-old Rahiri Tai in a Riccarton Road carjacking. The teenager now faces a reparation claim for the full cost of the rental car he robbed from them...
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