Attempted murder charge for young soldier
A young soldier has been charged with attempted murder following a stabbing incident at Tekapo Military Camp, near Timaru, yesterday.
Court
Aquitted officers will return to work - lawyer
Four Whakatane police officers found not guilty of assaulting a prisoner with batons and pepper spray would be returning to active duties in their home town, lawyer Susan Hughes QC said this evenin
Seven guilty verdicts in Marylands trial
Catholic brother Rodger William Moloney has been found guilty of seven charges of sexually abusing boys at the former Marylands special school in Christchurch near Halswell in the 1970s.
Trial of four policeman to end
The trial of four Whakatane police officers accused of assaulting an arrested man with batons and pepper spray looks set to conclude tomorrow.
Hyslop wins High Court battle
Man pleads guilty to injuring wife, setting car on fire
A 46-year-old man pleaded guilty in the Wellington District Court today to injuring his wife and setting her car on fire.
Victim ‘absolutely devastated and broken’
Matthew Dick was found with hundreds of illegal files, including footage of babies being violated. Photo: Rob Kidd
Man rammed wheelchair into friend’s leg in carpark
A judge told an Oamaru man he may need help with anger management after he rammed his wheelchair into a friend’s leg in the KFC carpark.
Jury to decide whether fake email bid to disrupt
Was a Dunedin grandmother’s fake postponement letter for a petroleum-industry conference a desperate bid to disrupt or only a joke?
Drug dealer jailed, minder receives detention
Gary Angus (left) and Zane O’Leary were part of a sophisticated drug manufacturing enterprise. PHOTO: ROB KIDD