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73 bruises and strangling in 3-hour assault
Justin Matthew McAllister A woman was left with 73 bruises after a three-hour assault by Justin Matthew McAllister that included strangling her unconscious with a rope. The 40-year-old (pictured)...
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Gang member carried out arranged robbery
A gang member asked by two women to rob an ex-partner of one of them, admitted a robbery charge in the Christchurch District Court today. Kenneth Daniel Hawkins, admitted that on April 19, 2017 he went...
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Years imposed for Mob’s brief prison bashing
Mongrel Mob members will spend years behind bars for a prison bashing that lasted 38 seconds. The five-on-four attack in the E Block exercise yard at Christchurch Men’s Prison left one victim with a...
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Jail for samurai sword robbery
A judge wished a sword-armed robber luck as he began a two-year ten-month jail term for a raid on a West Coast petrol station. Christchurch District Court Judge Paul Kellar described 38-year-old Fane...
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Police oppose bail for alleged pursuit driver
A supporter in the public seating barked like a dog and another shouted Nazi Mongrel Mob salutes as an alleged police pursuit driver was remanded in custody overnight. Police opposed bail for the...
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Suppression lifts on serious assault accused
Name suppression has lapsed for a teenager charged over a serious assault at a Northcote property in February. The 19-year-old charged can now be identified as Marcus Hirini, who has pleaded not guilty...
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Dog stabbed after ‘joke’ went sour
An elderly Jack Russell terrier named Skipper was stabbed in the neck after a “joking” discussion about whether his age and health meant he should be euthanised. The stabber, 43-year-old Raymond...
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Woman savaged in her front yard
A woman needed surgery and 20 stitches after a neighbour’s dog jumped the fence and tore into her leg in her own front yard. Three days after the attack at a Barrington Street property, the American...
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Custody remand on two chase charges
A Nelson man who allegedly failed to stop for police in two pursuits has been remanded in custody after a Christchurch court appearance. No bail application was being made for Andrew David Hunter, 32,...
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Close monitoring for offender sent back from Australia
A judge has taken a grip on the life of an offender deported from Australia with a manslaughter conviction, and will keep a close watch on him for a year. Christchurch District Court Judge Jane Farish...
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Australian deportee was ‘man alone’
Ross Dylen Hunt was a man alone when he landed back in New Zealand last May after years in prison in Australia for manslaughter, says the Prisoners Aid and Rehabilitation Society. PARS Canterbury...
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Skipper fined for grounding
A trawler skipper has been fined $2000 for the grounding that left The Lady Sarah wrecked on Kaitorete Spit in December 2016. The 22m vessel was a total loss. It remained on the shingle shore near Lake...
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Crown alleges sex attacks after online meeting
Luke James Henry A 43-year-old man is on trial charged with assaulting, kidnapping, and raping a woman he met on an online dating site. Luke James Henry, pictured, denied nine charges as his week-long...
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Bail breach appearance for Scribe
Hip-hop artist Scribe – real name Malo Ioane Luafutu – has accepted he breached his bail with an unauthorised change of address, but police have not sought to have him held in custody. The 37-year-old...
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Two-time child pornography offender faces jail
Home detention has been ruled out for a two-time child abuse pornography offender who has now been found with another 29,380 images. Christchurch District Court Judge Stephen O’Driscoll declined to...
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Slash attack on ‘spy’ by mental patient
A 23-year-old woman carried out a slash attack on another woman’s face because she believed she was a Japanese spy who was recording her thoughts. The attacker thought she needed to drink the other...
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$5000 reparation ordered for doctor smash
A 45-year-old North New Brighton man must pay reparations of $5000 for running a red light in Dunedin and smashing into a car transporting four doctors. In the Christchurch District Court, Philip Daryl...
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Unlicensed builder used forged counsel consent
An unlicensed builder has admitted doing alterations on a Riccarton house and using forged documents relating to the building consents. Travis Jansen, of Old School Builders (Christchurch) Ltd, told...
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Fatal work safety breach admitted
A Christchurch transport firm has admitted a workplace safety breach after an accident in which a 52-year-old man was crushed by a bundle of steel. Mechanic Anthony Mark Moore was killed in the...
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Jail threat brings rapid reparation offer
After being told to turn up at court with a large cheque or be prepared for an immediate jail term, a man found guilty of vandalising EQC cars has come up with a $15,000 offer. Russell Taylor Carr, 57,...
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