Driver places Reid near Spencer Park
A woman motorist has identified Liam James Reid as driving a car towards Spencer Park on the day Emma Agnew was murdered, and she says she saw him at the park's motor camp again a few days later.
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Wrong man shot, says partner
The partner of murdered Blenheim man Carl MacDonald believes the fatal gun shot was not aimed at him.
"They shot the wrong man," Sonia Love said.
Senior pilot wins right to appeal
The Supreme Court today has granted a pilot, demoted from captain by Air New Zealand once he turned 60, leave to appeal a Court of Appeal decision in the airline's favour.
Woman's scream heard on day of murder
A woman's distant scream was heard on the morning Emma Agnew disappeared, in the area where her body was later found, a witness told the High Court at Christchurch today.
One man guilty of MacDonald murder
A jury found one man guilty and his co-accused not guilty of murder after fewer than four hours deliberation in the High Court at Blenheim today.
Appeal lost for man who slit woman's throat
A man jailed for a minimum non-parole period of 17 years for murdering a woman by slitting her throat from ear to ear has lost his appeal against conviction and sentence.
Case against Reid fragile - defence
The crown says its case against Liam James Reid on murder, attempted murder, and rape charges is overwhelming, but the defence says jurors will find it "fragile and inconsistent".
'Milkshake murderer' loses appeal
An American woman sentenced to life in prison in Hong Kong for the death of her banker husband has lost her bid for a new trial.
ID of attackers key in Reid trial
DNA evidence and analysis of cellphone records would link Liam James Reid to sex attacks in both Christchurch and Dunedin, the crown told a jury at the opening of Reid's trial on murder, attempted
Date set for Peach deps hearing
A week has been set aside in January for a depositions hearing for Ashley Donald Peach, accused of murdering Christchurch cat rescue worker Kerry Leigh Downey in August.