No reduced sentence on appeal for convicted stalker
A persistent stalker who threatened to kill her victims has failed in a bid to have her prison term reduced.
Dunedin
‘Strikingly similar’ testimony stressed
‘Strikingly similar’ testimony stressed
Two women’s testimony about being raped by a man they matched with on Tinder is so "strikingly similar" it must be true, the Crown says.
Stalker's bid to reduce prison term denied
Stalker's bid to reduce prison term denied
A persistent stalker who threatened to kill her victims has failed in a bid to have her prison term reduced.
Man knocked out by 'king-hit' in Octagon
Man serious after 'king-hit' outside Octagon bar
A man is in a serious condition after he was "king hit" outside a bar in the Octagon in Dunedin overnight.
Man with knife tries to take boy's bike
Man with knife tries to take boy's bike
A man who chased a boy with a knife, demanding his bike, is being sought by police.
Man subjected woman to ‘vile’ ordeal
Man subjected woman to ‘vile’ ordeal
A man has been sentenced to home detention for what a judge called one of the "most bizarre acts" he had come across in his many years on the bench.
‘Rough sex’ consensual, jury hears
‘Rough sex’ consensual, jury hears
A Dunedin man says two women he met through Tinder whom he is accused of raping consented to rough sex.
Police allege man pulled knife on Mosgiel boy
Police allege man pulled knife on Mosgiel boy
Police are seeking man who allegedly pulled a knife on a boy riding his bike in Mosgiel earlier this week.
Scootering drug dealer jailed
Scootering drug dealer jailed
A man who used Lime scooters to deliver cannabis around Dunedin has been jailed.
Complainant denies wanting ‘rough sex’
Complainant denies wanting ‘rough sex’
The second woman allegedly raped by a Dunedin man within a matter of weeks has vehemently denied she agreed to ‘‘rough sex’’.
Couple stole $6000 from wrestling club
Mosgiel couple stole $6000 from wrestling club
A Mosgiel husband and wife tag-teamed to defraud a wrestling club out of more than $6000, a court has heard.
Serial girls’ home abuser denied parole
Serial girls’ home abuser denied parole
A Dunedin social worker who abused eight victims at a city girls’ home in the 1980s continues to claim he is innocent and refuses to undergo treatment while behind bars.
Deferred sentence for mental health-driven isolation escape
Deferred sentence for mental health-driven isolation escape
A judge has urged officials to screen those in quarantine facilities for mental health problems after a woman escaped during her stay.
Tinder case: Woman tells court of ordeal
Tinder case: Woman tells court of ordeal
A woman has told a jury how a Dunedin man she met on Tinder held her down, choked her, hit her and raped her.
Suspect tells cops he 'likes looking at other people’s stuff'
Suspect tells cops he 'likes looking at other people’s stuff'
When police spoke to a man acting suspiciously in North Dunedin early this morning he told them he was "going for a walk and likes looking at other people’s stuff".
Sex abuser maintains innocence, refuses treatment
Sex abuser maintains innocence, refuses treatment
A Dunedin social worker who abused eight victims at a girls’ home in the 1980s continues to claim he is innocent and refuses to undergo treatment while behind bars.
Woman who escaped quarantine hotel given deferred sentence
Woman who escaped quarantine hotel given deferred sentence
A push for a diversion for the woman who scaled a five-foot wall to escape a Covid-19 quarantine hotel was declined by the head of prosecutions in Wellington.
Man said to have raped two women he met on Tinder
Man said to have raped two women he met on Tinder
A Dunedin man allegedly raped two women he met through Tinder within a matter of weeks, a jury has heard.
Woman says she lied about making up allegation
Woman says she lied about making up allegation
A woman who claimed she was assaulted by her police officer partner said she later lied about making up the allegation to get him home for Christmas.
Top cop on trial in Dunedin
Top cop on trial in Dunedin
A woman who claims she was assaulted by her police officer partner said she later lied about making up the allegation to get him home for Christmas.