Tūrangi murderer Lance Dickinson stabbed his ex, Cheri-Lee Bell, 13 times
At his sentencing in the High Court at Rotorua yesterday, Justice Pheroze Jagose said Dickinson and his victim…
Former league international Tangiia Tongia sentenced for violent rape in Christchurch
Tongia represented the Cook Islands national team and played for the Papanui Tigers and the Canterbury Bulls during…
Woman realises she has been violated after chatting with her rapist, Lee Edri, on social media.
When she realised she was “conversing with … her rapist” she felt sick and blocked him, according to…
Waiuku murder trial: Witness says defendant was jovial after killing Judith Cunniffe in rural South Auckland
“He wasn’t too deterred about anything,” he said. The defendant, who has name suppression, has acknowledged through his…
Caleb Kahn Heke McLeod jailed for filming himself raping unconscious woman
Judge Philip Crayton noted that the offending had been “significantly traumatic” for the victim, and she now faced…
Woman sentenced for sexual offending against 13-year-old son of partner
“I feel like I failed as a mother and couldn’t protect my son,” she said. Her son now…
Sex-offending former ambulance officer Christopher King remains on ankle bracelet, can’t enter Hawke’s Bay
His parole conditions, including to submit to electronic monitoring and not to associate with people under 16, are…
Karanpreet Singh jailed for rape of vulnerable woman in supported care
Singh, in his early 20s, had defended several charges at a judge-alone trial and was found guilty of…
Mum of Waikato teen Minke Peddie makes heartfelt plea to end bullying after daughter’s death
A memorial is being held today to remember Minke, with a bench seat dedicated to her memory to…
Napier trial told young woman feared for her life at hands of older man she was living with
The man has pleaded not guilty to all charges. The woman, who has statutory name suppression, went to…
Jayden Meyer sexually assaulted teen girl hours after bail release for other offending – now he’s in prison
“He knew the terms of his bail … he had the ability to decide he should not be…
Jury returns verdicts in Harley Shrimpton murder trial
Piripi Tukaokao, 23, has been on trial for just over three weeks in the High Court at Rotorua,…