A man charged over a Christmas Day gift burglary is making a
bid for bail, but he will stay in custody for at least one
more night.
Rory Khan Conley, 26, began his bail application in the
Christchurch District Court today, but it will not be decided
until he returns to court tomorrow morning.
He is charged with the burglary of a North Island family's
motel unit at the Meadow Park Holiday Camp in Papanui at 3am
on Christmas Day.
The family's two daughters aged four and six were woken when
police say burglars took off with their recently filled Santa
sacks and the family car.
Police said they stopped Conley nearby in a vehicle and
recovered the younger girl's presents. They also made
arrangements for another batch of freshly wrapped presents
for the six-year-old.
Another alleged offender is still at large, and the family's
car was not found. It is a Mazda Familia, coloured silver,
registration YN6144.
Conley was in court charged with possession of two cannabis
pipes as well as the burglary charge.
Defence counsel Serina Bailey said he was cooperating with
police and denied that he had been responsible for taking the
gifts.
Judge Brian Callaghan remanded Conley to tomorrow so that the
police prosecutor, Acting Sergeant Michael Tuialii could make
inquiries with the officer in charge of the case about
Conley's claim of co-operation, and find out if other charges
were being laid.
A young woman walked from the courtroom's public seats in
tears after the announcement that Conley would stay in
custody overnight.
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