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Racist rapist sexually assaulted cellmate
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Prison term extended for molestation
A racist rapist has had his prison term extended after molesting his cellmate.
Rob Kidd
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Disabled man targeted in spree of violence
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Dunedin gang member jailed for spree of violence
A gang member who stood over a disabled man to take his $17,000 motorbike has been jailed for nearly three years.
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Chair leg-wielding man pepper-sprayed
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Chair leg-wielding man pepper-sprayed
A Dunedin man’s string of violent crimes came to an end when police found him naked, wielding a chair leg and pepper-sprayed him into submission.
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Dunedin men charged with serious sex offences
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Prominent Dunedin men charged with serious sex offences
Two prominent Dunedin men have been charged with serious sex offences in unrelated cases and have had their identities suppressed.
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Man accused of beating truck driver denied bail
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Man accused of beating truck driver denied bail
A man accused of beating a truck driver with a baton then smashing his windscreen with a car-jack has been declined bail.
Accused Phillips St house arsonist named
Accused Phillips St house arsonist named
The man accused of starting a fire which destroyed a vacant Dunedin boarding house can now be named.
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Prisoner continues to maintain innocence
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Prisoner continues to maintain innocence
A prisoner who sexually violated his cellmate continues to claim his innocence and will spend at least another year behind bars.
Alleged boarding house arsonist named
Alleged boarding house arsonist named
The man accused of starting a fire which destroyed a vacant Dunedin boarding house can now be named.
Dunedin boarding house inferno: Alleged arsonist named
Dunedin boarding house inferno: Alleged arsonist named
The man accused of starting a fire which destroyed a vacant Dunedin boarding house can now be named.
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Grandfather 'assaulted' before hospital death
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Claim father assaulted before hospital drop-off
A Dunedin grandfather who died after being dumped at Dunedin Hospital had been assaulted beforehand, his son says.
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Dunedin party attack: 'You could have killed him'
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Dunedin party attack: 'You could have killed him'
A Dunedin man knocked a fellow partygoer unconscious for five minutes with a "football-style kick", a court has heard.
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Man removed from party returned, broke window
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Man removed from party returned, broke window
Four hours after being removed from a party by police, a Dunedin man bent on vengeance returned to smash his way into the house, a court has heard.
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Hospital staff failings led to woman's death
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Hospital staff failings led to woman's death
The failings of Dunedin Hospital staff which led to the death of a patient have been confirmed by the Human Rights Review Tribunal.
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Violent spree will keep man behind bars
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Violent spree will keep man who attacked Good Samaritan behind bars
A man who fractured a Good Samaritan’s skull after she intervened in a bag-snatch outside a supermarket is facing more time behind bars.
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Murderer who was jailed for life denied parole
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Murderer who was jailed for life denied parole
A murderer who beat a man to death with a wheel brace then dumped his body at Blueskin Bay has been declined parole.
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Man who stole boat gets chance at rehabilitation
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Man who stole boat gets chance at rehabilitation
A gang associate who drove 130km to steal a dead man’s $20,000 boat has been given a chance to kick his criminal ties.
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Woman 'forced to smuggle drugs into jail'
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Woman 'forced to smuggle drugs into jail'
A woman who smuggled class A drugs into prison did so under duress, her lawyer says.
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Dunedin man admits drunkenly assaulting favourite grandson
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Dunedin man admits drunkenly assaulting favourite grandson
A Dunedin man who hit his favourite grandson in the genitals has fractured the family by his actions, a court has heard.
Burglar in fatal getaway had prior convictions
Burglar in fatal getaway had prior convictions
A Dunedin man who committed a liquor-store burglary which ended in a fatal getaway was serving a sentence for two previous break-ins.
Liquor store burglar 'millisecond' from death
Liquor store burglar 'millisecond' from death
A Dunedin man who committed a liquor store burglary which ended in a fatal getaway was a millisecond from dying, a court has heard.