Guilty verdict in drug deal stabbing case
Guilty verdict in drug deal stabbing case
A Southland freezing worker has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder following a drug deal gone wrong.
Ella Scott-Fleming
Guilty verdict in Invercargill murder trial
Guilty verdict in Invercargill murder trial
A Southland freezing worker has been found guilty of murder and attempted murder following a drug deal gone wrong.
Bigamist dobbed in by first wife
Bigamist dobbed in by first wife
A South Island man convicted of the rare charge of bigamy was dobbed in by his first wife, a court has heard.
Bigamist convicted after first wife complains to police
Bigamist convicted after first wife complains to police
A man convicted of the rare charge of bigamy was dobbed in by his first wife, a court has heard.
Murder-accused 'deliberately chose boning knife'
Murder-accused 'deliberately chose boning knife'
Prosecutors say an Invercargill man accused of murder deliberately chose a boning knife to attack his victims because he knew the damage it would do.
Windows broken with golf club
Windows broken with golf club
A man has been jailed for using a golf club to smash the windows of a Gore family’s car, home and business.
Man beat father — then offered him paua
Man beat father — then offered him paua
An Invercargill man gave his estranged father a prolonged beating for "abandoning him", leaving the carpet soaked in blood, a court has heard.
Windows broken with golf club
Windows broken with golf club
A man has been jailed for using a golf club to smash the windows of a Gore family’s car, home and business.
Nude photos of ex sent to victim’s sister; limited distribution decisive factor
Nude photos of ex sent to victim’s sister; limited distribution decisive factor
An Invercargill man sent nude photos of his ex-partner to her sister, a court has heard.
Man stabbed by woman in nun’s costume
Man stabbed by woman in nun’s costume
A woman in a nun’s costume repeatedly stabbed a man on Halloween, causing him to be prematurely pronounced dead.
Man accused of violent outburst in court
Man accused of violent outburst in court
A man has been accused of a violent outburst in the Invercargill District Court, headbutting and spitting on staff.
Nude photos of ex sent to victim’s sister
Nude photos of ex sent to victim’s sister
An Invercargill man sent nude photos of his ex-partner to her sister; a court has heard.
Guilty of groping paramedic
Guilty of groping paramedic
An award-winning Southland health professional has been found guilty of groping a paramedic while taking a patient to hospital.
Man found guilty of protection order breach
Man found guilty of protection order breach
A judge said a family feud "has to end" after a man was found guilty of harassing his ex-lover.
Swiss doctor stole from supermarket
Swiss doctor stole from supermarket
A Swiss doctor-turned lonely Queenstown housewife stole from a budget supermarket seven times, a court has heard.
Drug dealer given ‘one last chance’
Drug dealer given ‘one last chance’
An Invercargill drug dealer has been given "one last chance" after selling an estimated $150,000 of cannabis.
Man sentenced for harassment in ongoing 'feud'
Man sentenced for harassment in ongoing 'feud'
A judge said a family feud "has to end" after a man was found guilty of harassing his ex-lover.
Accused of ‘throat-slitting’ action
Accused of ‘throat-slitting’ action
A Southland man is accused of making a throat-slitting gesture at his former partner, a year after he assaulted her.
Woman bitten, pushed down stairs in tourist couple’s row
Woman bitten, pushed down stairs in tourist couple’s row
A tourist couple’s argument in Queenstown ended with a man biting his partner and pushing her down the stairs, a court has heard.
Would rather ‘die on a hill’ than apologise for dispute
Would rather ‘die on a hill’ than apologise for dispute
A woman who terrorised a couple over a van hire dispute says she would rather ‘‘die on a hill’’ than apologise.