Honeymoon killer's daughter sent to prison Honeymoon killer's daughter sent to prison The daughter of Balclutha honeymoon killer Rodney Fallowfield has been sent to prison for threatening to kill.
Jail for shooting ex-girlfriend's partner Jail for shooting ex-girlfriend's partner A South Island man who lived despite being shot between the eyes by his partner's jealous ex-boyfriend only had a 1% chance of surviving, the High Court has been told.
Judge accepts special reasons for disqualified driving Judge accepts special reasons for disqualified driving An Oamaru judge took a lenient approach yesterday towards a man who drove while disqualified to attend a crash scene.
Man jailed for sex offences against 13-year-old girl Man jailed for sex offences against 13-year-old girl An Oamaru man has been jailed for sex crimes against a 13-year-old girl.
‘Showing off’ earns further disqualification ‘Showing off’ earns further disqualification One day shy of completing his disqualification, a 21-year-old landed himself with more.
String of crimes leads to prison String of crimes leads to prison Prison was the only option for a Dunedin man who amassed 35 convictions over seven months last year.
‘Scary mobster’ sentenced to 12 years for sex attack ‘Scary mobster’ sentenced to 12 years for sex attack An unrepentant "scary mobster" has been sent to prison for 12 years after a two-hour Dunedin sex attack.
Brutal sexual assault lands man 12 years in prison Brutal sexual assault lands man 12 years in prison An unrepentant “scary mobster” has been sent to prison for 12 years for a two hour Dunedin sex attack.
Danger, responsibility and the chance to change Danger, responsibility and the chance to change To be human is to err.
Gang trio intimidated man, took vehicles Gang trio intimidated man, took vehicles After driving off with a man’s campervan and quad bike, a trio of gang members are ready to change, a court has heard.
Gang trio intimidated man, took vehicles Gang trio intimidated man, took vehicles After driving off with a man’s campervan and quad bike, a trio of gang members are ready to change, a court has heard.
Sewage breaches kept going Sewage breaches kept going A North Otago man has landed himself in hot water after continuously discharging human waste on to his neighbour’s property.
Guilty of possessing objectionable material Guilty of possessing objectionable material Four years after his crimes, a Dunedin man has been found guilty of possessing over 11,000 objectionable videos and images.
Unable to explain repeated downloads Unable to explain repeated downloads A Dunedin man said he saved more than 11,000 objectionable videos and images "accidentally", but was grilled about why he did it three more times.
Defendant claims material was saved ‘accidentally’ Defendant claims material was saved ‘accidentally’ A Dunedin jury heard yesterday how a man "accidentally" saved over 11,000 objectionable videos and images.
Burglar could not recall his crimes Burglar could not recall his crimes A man who burgled two student flats in one night was so intoxicated he did not remember most of his misdeeds, a court has heard.
11,000 objectionable files 11,000 objectionable files A file called "nunu" had more than 11,000 objectionable files a jury trial heard as it began in the Dunedin District Court yesterday.
Trial relating to sex offences abandoned Trial relating to sex offences abandoned The trial of the man accused of raping three women in 15 months has been abandoned on its fifth day.
Woman describes abuse at hands of former partner Woman describes abuse at hands of former partner A woman who was allegedly raped by a Dunedin man has told a court she was isolated and simply "gave in" to his advances.
Man used shirt off own back to light fires at ex’s property Man used shirt off own back to light fires at ex’s property A man who "literally used the shirt off his back" in an attempt to set fires around his ex-partner’s residence has been sent to prison.