Gordon Hieatt strangled his girlfriend and lived with her body for a month, now he’s getting parole
Hieatt appeared before the New Zealand Parole Board for the first time in 2020 after becoming eligible for…
Saul Maniapoto-Bernsten deemed insane at time of shooting uncle multiple times
“This case is a tragedy for everybody concerned,” the judge told the 30-year-old. “For you, for your family,…
Craig Smith of Christchurch jailed for raping woman in six-hour sexual violence ordeal
The woman no longer trusted her judgment of others and was scared of leaving her home. “I wanted…
Convicted murderer Sydney Bristow found guilty of historical sexual violation of young girl
At a judge-alone trial held at the Whangārei District Court earlier this year, the court heard that Bristow…
Taranaki teen father sentenced to home detention for breaking newborn’s ribs, bruising his body
She later found bruising on the child, which led to the discovery that his ribs had been broken…
Nelson man sentenced to home detention for abuse of former wife and stepson
The trauma associated with this was “far greater” than the assaults and abuse, she said. “I don’t want…
Kiwi family speak after UK man killed by wife with samurai sword
However, she was deemed unfit to plead following a psychiatric assessment and was instead tried under a “trial…
Wheelchair-using Northland rapist Stephen Robert Wilson fails in bid to appeal his sentence
The Court of Appeal noted that “no physical origin” had been diagnosed for his symptoms, which doctors have…