Man charged after Gisborne dog attack injures two, leaves one victim requiring surgery
Police gave first aid to two people with “serious” injuries. “The two injured people were transported to hospital…
Catholic Church attempted to revive outlawed ‘Ellis defence’ in sexual abuse case
The Catholic Church attempted to reopen a highly controversial legal loophole that stopped it being sued by victims…
Rotorua gang member Raymond Heta fails to get jail term reduced after his attack left victim paraplegic
The group then punched and kicked the man. When he tried to fend them off, they stabbed him…
Queensland sexual assault victims at 32-year high, Australian Bureau of Statistics data shows
Sexual assault victims in Queensland have hit a 32-year high, as new data reveals the state remains the…
Newsom offers clemency to 5 inmates serving life without parole
Gov. Gavin Newsom commuted the sentences of five inmates serving life without parole for murder, saying Friday that…
Victim named in Gisborne homicide investigation
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Drunk driver Brett Eddy imprisoned for 14 years over manslaughter of Fraser Coast woman Natasha Raven
A driver who was “blind drunk” and travelling at “extreme speed” when he killed a pedestrian in a…
Tauriko crash victim named as Aucklander Robert MacGibbon
Police today also named Karen Jennifer King, 77, from Cambridge, as the victim of a June 7 crash…
Whatawhata SH23 crash victim named as Julia Organ, of Te Awamutu
Two other people sustained serious injuries, and one person sustained a minor injury, police said at the time.…
Unexplained Parnell death: Police name victim as 59-year-old Leiann Rae Davis
“Police have since completed a scene examination at her apartment and the circumstances of her death remain under…
Joshua Oliver’s victim left waiting for reparation he offered her at sentencing following sexual attack
But the money didn’t turn up in her account, and calls to the police and courts left her…
Ātiamuri fatal crash victim Joni Tuhakaraina remembered as ‘incredibly loyal and loving’
“She stuck with me through thick and thin, just an incredibly loyal and loving person.” The couple met…