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Man bit baby in attempt to soothe, court hears
A Waikouaiti man who bit his 3-month-old baby told police the assault happened in his sleep while having an ‘‘aggressive dream’’, a court has heard.
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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua
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'Foolish mistake': Man fined for haul of illegal pāua
A Balclutha man has been fined after taking five times the daily limit of pāua and most of his catch was undersized.
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Sex offender refusing to undertake treatment
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Sex offender refusing to undertake treatment
A national snooker champion who molested a young girl repeatedly over five years has refused to undertake sex-offender treatment, the Parole Board has heard.
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Rapist still unable to explain dual sex attacks
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Rapist still unable to explain dual sex attacks
A Dunedin man responsible for two sex attacks puts it down to a couple of ‘‘poor decisions’’.
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Ankle-breaking attack ends friendship
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Ankle-breaking attack ends friendship
A friendship between drinking buddies ended spectacularly when a Dunedin man broke his elderly victim’s ankle, a court has heard.
Man sent inappropriate messages while in treatment
Man sent inappropriate messages while in treatment
While undergoing treatment for his attraction to young girls, a Milton man was secretly sending inappropriate messages to intellectually impaired women.
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Man jailed for 'extraordinarily violent' bus hub incident
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Man jailed for 'extraordinarily violent' bus hub incident
A Dunedin man who dragged a driver from a bus, bit a police officer and put on an obscene performance in the cells has been jailed for 16 months.
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Campaigner charged with stalking cop
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Dunedin campaigner charged with stalking cop
A notable Dunedin campaigner has become the first in the city to face a charge of stalking and the alleged victim is a police officer.
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Man traps, threatens to shoot escort
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Man traps, threatens to shoot escort
After a Southern man became obsessed with an escort, he trapped her in his car and threatened to kill her, a court has heard.
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Man became ‘money mule’ in fraud ring
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Man became ‘money mule’ in fraud ring
A Dunedin man became a ‘‘money mule’’, attempting to launder more than $50,000 for an international fraud ring, after one online message.
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Dunedin gravestone vandalism ‘troubling’
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Dunedin gravestone vandalism ‘troubling’
A Dunedin man has admitted scratching a name off a family gravestone because he was ‘‘angry about the past’’.
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Clutha man violated young woman in car while mate filmed
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Clutha man violated young woman in car while mate filmed
A Clutha man who violated a teenage woman during a late-night hunting trip, while his mate filmed, has been sentenced to home detention.
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Dunedin businessman guilty of rape
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Dunedin businessman guilty of rape
A Dunedin businessman has been found guilty of five sexual assault charges.
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‘Blood of Christ’ excuse fails priest
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‘Blood of Christ’ excuse fails priest
A Dunedin priest and school chaplain has been suspended from public roles after drink-driving at nearly four times the legal limit.
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Man jailed after squirting mum with tomato sauce
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Man jailed after squirting mum with tomato sauce
A Dunedin man spraying his mother with tomato sauce was reminiscent of a scene from Once Were Warriors, a judge says.
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Dunedin man's drugs addressed to dead grandma
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Dunedin man's drugs addressed to dead grandma
A Dunedin man tried to import class-A substances to his mother’s home in the name of his dead grandmother, a court has heard.
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Video of alleged rape part of ‘plan to extort’: businessman
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Video of alleged rape part of ‘plan to extort’: businessman
A Dunedin businessman says a video of him allegedly raping a woman was taken as part of a ‘‘long-term plan to extort’’ him.
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Partner of rape accused defends her ‘wonderful man’
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Partner of rape accused defends her ‘wonderful man’
A Dunedin businessman accused of multiple rapes has been described as ‘‘a wonderful man’’ by his partner.
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Baby killer’s reports ‘excellent’ before using drugs on parole
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Baby killer’s reports ‘excellent’ before using drugs on parole
Just weeks after being commended by the Parole Board for his good behaviour, a baby killer had drugs delivered to his accommodation.
Rapist gang member denied parole again
Rapist gang member denied parole again
A Dunedin gang member who forced his way into a house to commit a rape has been declined parole for the fifth time.