Sex offender fined over chainsaw theft
Sex offender fined over chainsaw theft
A convicted sex offender who tried to dodge a conviction for stealing a chainsaw has been told by a judge it was the least of his problems.
Karen Pasco
Assault story made up to cover drink driving
Assault story made up to cover drink driving
A man who drove drunk, crashed into a parked car and then fled the scene, told police he was assaulted and robbed by three men who then stole his car and crashed it, a court heard this week.
Man drugged, violated two teenage girls
Man drugged, violated two teenage girls
A jury has found a man guilty of sexually violating and indecently assaulting a 14-year-old girl and indecently assaulting another, at a trial in the Invercargill District Court.
Workplace death, 4K reparation costs
Workplace death, 4K reparation costs
Two Southland trucking companies will jointly pay a widow $134,350 in reparation after her husband died during a workplace accident in Bluff five years ago.
Drink-driver claimed car was stolen after write-off crash
Drink-driver claimed car was stolen after write-off crash
A drunk driver who crashed into a parked car and fled the scene later told police the car had been stolen and crashed by some other men after they assaulted and robbed him.
Man charged over crash that left woman with broken ribs
Man charged over crash that left woman with broken ribs
A woman received broken ribs on the way to her husband’s funeral after a Balclutha man failed to stop at a red traffic light in Invercargill.
Meth-addicted thief claims gang coercion
Meth-addicted thief claims gang coercion
A methamphetamine-addicted robber who apologised to a shop worker as he stole $14,262 said he was intimidated into committing the offence by gang member drug dealers to whom he owed money.
Gore man charged with aggravated robbery of dairy
Gore man charged with aggravated robbery of dairy
A Gore man who allegedly stole from an Invercargill dairy while brandishing a knife has been charged with aggravated robbery.
Ram-raider admits K jewellery theft
Ram-raider admits K jewellery theft
One of the men involved in the ram-raid of Found My Way in Invercargill smashed a large jewellery display case before taking almost $9000 in jewellery.
Teen girls given drugs before sex assaults, court told
Teen girls given drugs before sex assaults, court told
An Invercargill man accused of indecently assaulting two 14-year-old girls gave them drugs before he assaulted them, a court has been told.
Re-sentence possible if jobs lost
Re-sentence possible if jobs lost
Two men involved in an assault in Queenstown can apply to the court to be re-sentenced if they lose their jobs because of their home detention sentences, a judge says.
‘Appalling threat’ after sexual assault of girl
‘Appalling threat’ after sexual assault of girl
A man who admitted sexually violating a young girl told the child if she told anyone what happened both he and the girl’s mother would go to jail.
Law student granted discharge without conviction
Law student granted discharge without conviction
An Invercargill law student who stood to lose funding of $20,000 and prospective employment from a philanthropic lawyer was granted a discharge without conviction in the Invercargill District Court...
‘Good’ man jailed for four years for wounding with intent
‘Good’ man jailed for four years for wounding with intent
An offender who knocked out a man then stomped on his head was told by the sentencing judge he was a good man who did a bad thing.
Prisoner’s claimed delay in getting antibiotics disputed
Prisoner’s claimed delay in getting antibiotics disputed
The Department of Corrections says an Invercargill remand prisoner who claimed it took three weeks to get antibiotics, causing him to almost lose his leg, received the necessary medication a day...
Driver who broke leg in crash sentenced
Driver who broke leg in crash sentenced
A driver who crashed into another car had to wait three weeks in prison for antibiotics and almost lost his leg after his injury from the collision became infected, his lawyer said.
Man on trial insists cannabis was for personal use
Man on trial insists cannabis was for personal use
A man who was caught with 65g of cannabis when police executed a search warrant in June last year, says the amount found was for his personal use.
Drug led offender to believe family was shot
Drug led offender to believe family was shot
An Invercargill man found with 7.91g of methamphetamine believed his family had been shot while suffering psychosis after taking the drug.
Inmate convicted after spraying officer
Inmate convicted after spraying officer
A man who sprayed a prison officer with detergent has had another three weeks added to his jail term as a result of his actions.
Time added to jail term for spraying prison officer
Time added to jail term for spraying prison officer
A man who sprayed a prison officer with detergent has had another three weeks added to his jail term as a result of his actions.