Auckland couple avoid jail after violent assaults against two children
During the beatings, Tuakeu would say to the victims, “Why did I have to end up with you?”…
Struck-off lawyer Davina Reid makes new bid to practice law again
She was struck off the roll of barristers and solicitors in February 2015. Reid has been attempting to…
Former gang member Dr Timoti Te Moke on his journey to becoming a doctor
“But I’m the outlier. I’m the exception, for now, at least, though it’s my hope that things change.”…
Former Lostprophets singer Ian Watkins dead after Wakefield Prison stabbing
“Detectives from the homicide and major inquiry team are investigating.” Attempted rape Watkins, 48, was jailed in December…
Burglary getaway driver Toma Arama-Heta appeals to halve jail sentence, citing not enough discounts
In the first burglary, Arama-Heta, then 26, dropped his 17-year-old co-offender at a property on Royal View Rd,…
Reality TV funeral director Fiona Bakulich released from prison after winning sentence reduction on Auckland High Court appeal
Court documents state Bakulich swindled grieving families out of about $18,000 altogether, starting with a $3000 charge in…
Auckland Prison footage of guard’s 2022 fall posted online – Corrections removes it
“The prisoner was secured and placed on directed segregation and police were notified of the incident. Corrections provided…
NZ reality TV star claims celebrity status has made prison unfairly harsh
NZ reality TV star claims celebrity status has made prison unfairly harsh ZB Choose a region Shows Slide…
Music mogul Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs sentenced to over four years in prison
Combs was acquitted by a jury in July of the most serious charges against him – sex trafficking…
Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs asks judge for ‘mercy’ ahead of sentencing
The once-powerful hip-hop innovator apologised for physically assaulting Casandra Ventura, his former girlfriend for more than a decade,…
Don Wilkinson murder: John Ward Skinner released by Parole Board after 17 years behind bars for shooting undercover police officer
Sprung by their target Skinner, and his associate Iain Clegg, the pair of police officers fled on foot.…
US rapper Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs faces up to 20 years in prison after New York judge rejects acquittal request in sex case
According to the New York Times, United States District Judge Arun Subramanian wrote in new court documents: “The…