‘Fresh’ investigation ordered
‘Fresh’ investigation ordered
It was supposed to be the final chapter in a six-year inquiry into the death of a Gore toddler.
Rob Kidd
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Pen-stabber prisoner strips off mid-hearing
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Pen-stabber prisoner strips off mid-hearing
A convicted murderer, who repeatedly stabbed an Otago prison officer with a pen, removed all his clothes at his court hearing yesterday.
'I should have died, not my precious son': mum
‘Deemed not guilty’ plea over fatality
A "deemed not guilty" plea has been entered for a Dunedin mother who allegedly used meth before causing a crash that killed her 7-year-old son.
Mum accused of causing crash that killed son deemed not guilty
Mum accused of causing crash that killed son deemed not guilty
A South Island mother who allegedly used methamphetamine before causing a crash that killed her 7-year-old son has been deemed not guilty.
Mother deemed not guilty over causing crash that killed son
Mother deemed not guilty over causing crash that killed son
A Dunedin mother who allegedly used methamphetamine before causing a crash that killed her 7-year-old son has been deemed not guilty.
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Killer remains on parole despite breaches
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Killer remains on parole despite breaches
A man who murdered his second cousin in a "drug deal gone wrong" will remain on parole despite being caught using drugs again.
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Security status block to prison programmes
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Security status block to prison programmes
A man who committed a violent armed robbery of a Clinton dairy is yet to access any programmes behind bars because of his maximum-security status.
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Man who violated cellmate to be released
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Man who violated cellmate to be released
A high-risk Otago prisoner who violated his cellmate will be released after six years behind bars.
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'Don’t f... with me': Dunedin man breaches protection order
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'Don’t f... with me': Dunedin man breaches protection order
A Dunedin man who sent his ex-partner a string of "nonsensical" messages has been warned about further breaches of a protection order.
Man shot with crossbow after dispute over stolen motorbike
Man shot with crossbow after dispute over stolen motorbike
A dispute over a stolen motorbike led to a man shooting another with a high-powered crossbow, a court has heard.
Victim's miraculous escape as arrow misses vital organs
Victim's miraculous escape as arrow misses vital organs
A dispute over a stolen motorbike led to one Dunedin man shooting another with a high-powered crossbow, a court has heard.
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Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man
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Stolen knife last of crimes for jailed man
Ten months of crime came to an end when a man was caught strolling down a central Dunedin street with a stolen 21cm kitchen knife, a court has heard.
'Entirely unconvincing': Disgraced Dunedin teacher guilty on new sex charge
'Entirely unconvincing': Disgraced Dunedin teacher guilty on new sex charge
A former Dunedin teacher who groped his students has had another sex conviction added to his record.
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‘Bandanna burglar’ returned to scene
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‘Bandanna burglar’ returned to scene
A Dunedin man known as "the bandanna burglar", after a series of student-flat break-ins, has returned to the scene of the crime, a court has heard.
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Disgraced Dunedin teacher faces new sex charge
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Disgraced Dunedin teacher faces new sex charge
A disgraced Dunedin teacher who has been jailed for sex crimes against his former pupils is denying a new claim against him.
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Full inquiry into drug debt death 'not desirable'
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Full inquiry into drug debt death 'not desirable'
There will be no coronial inquest into the death of a Dunedin man who was killed over a $350 debt after the case was dealt with by the High Court.
Appeal shut down after 'outrageous, slanderous' claims
Appeal shut down after 'outrageous, slanderous' claims
A Southland man in court over his unpaid rates has had his appeal firmly shut down after making “outrageous and slanderous” allegations against officials.
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Early release for robber
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Early release for robber
A Mosgiel man who committed two armed robberies in a fortnight has been released on parole after serving just over half of his sentence.
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No parole so treatment can be undertaken
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No parole so treatment can be undertaken
A Dunedin man who used a samurai sword to slash someone’s face will remain behind bars to undertake intensive treatment.
Man appeals life sentence for killing mother with dumbbell
Man appeals life sentence for killing mother with dumbbell
A South Island man who beat his mother to death with a dumbbell should not be subject to life imprisonment, his lawyers argue.