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CRIME NEWS

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'HE WAS LYING THERE ALL ALONE': FAMILY COULDN'T GET TO NZ AFTER PIG-HUNTING
TRAGEDY

27 Oct 07:00 PM
crime


BIRTH OF SLAIN TODDLER RUTHLESS-EMPIRE HAD NEVER BEEN REGISTERED DUE TO NAME
REJECTED

27 Oct 06:20 PM

Police are still hunting who was responsible for the violent death of Wellington
toddler.

crime


MAN SEXUALLY ASSAULTS UNCONSCIOUS EX WIFE RECOVERING FROM SURGERY

27 Oct 06:00 PM

The woman drifted in and out of consciousness and tried to push him away.

crime


TIME FOR CLOSURE: WHĀNAU OF WOMAN WHO DIED IN MENTAL HEALTH UNIT HOPE INQUEST
WILL HELP OTHERS

27 Oct 05:59 PM

Whānau concluded the inquest with moving waiata, haka and karakia.

crime


SYDNEY KNIFE ATTACKER CLAIMED SHE FOUND RELIGION, BUT AFTER NZ DEPORTATION SHE
MURDERED NEIGHBOUR

27 Oct 05:44 PM

Jurors rejected Susana Leota-Lu's claim the 94 stab wounds were in self-defence.

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TEEN SENTENCED FOR SEXUAL ABUSE COMMITTED 'HUNDREDS OF TIMES' OVER 18 MONTHS

27 Oct 04:07 PM

Victim told court: 'I was only a little child when everything happened.'

crime


AUSTRALIA KICKED OUT A HELLS ANGELS BOSS. SIX MONTHS LATER, HE MURDERED IN NZ

27 Oct 10:49 AM

Jurors found the former gang president guilty last night of murdering a
prospect.

crime


ALL BLACKS NAME TEAM, CHANGE OF PLANS AND TEMPERATURES PLUMMET | FOCUS MORNING
BULLETIN OCTOBER 27, 2023



The All Blacks have made only one change to thier starting 15, Councillors are
looking at knocking down the Michael Fowler Centre and MetService says a cold
front from Antarctica has hit. Video / NZ Herald

crime


'HIGH-LEVEL' METH DEALER MISSED HIS SONS' TANGI BECAUSE HE WAS BEHIND BARS

27 Oct 08:46 AM

The father has taken up carving in prison as a way to process his grief.

crime


WHO KILLED BABY RU? ‘BROKEN’ FAMILY ASK FOR THOSE RESPONSIBLE TO ‘DO THE RIGHT
THING’

27 Oct 05:00 AM

Toddler died in Hutt Hospital on Sunday.

crime


WHITE-COLLAR WOMAN'S $44,000 WORK THEFT RESULTS IN COMMUNITY WORK AND NAME
SUPPRESSION

26 Oct 08:00 PM

The judge said a community-based sentence was insufficient but then gave her
exactly that.

crime


SCOTT WATSON’S LAWYERS FIGHT TO BRING IN NEW DNA EVIDENCE

26 Oct 07:35 PM

Watson has long claimed his innocence and is set to launch his latest appeal
next year.

crime


ACCUSED DAIRY STABBER WHO DIED IN CUSTODY NAMED BY POLICE

26 Oct 05:31 PM

He was charged with two counts of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily
harm.

crime


MAN WHO KIDNAPPED, DRAGGED WOMAN FROM BOTTLE STORE BY HAIR JAILED

26 Oct 04:38 PM

But Raniera Turner will likely be out of jail by Christmas due to time already
served.

crime


GISBORNE MAN FOUND WITH SERIOUS 'UNEXPLAINED' INJURIES, POLICE HUNT FOR CLUES

26 Oct 11:27 AM

Police say the man went on a daily walk from his Wairere Rd home to the Makarori
Head.

crime


NZ CHARITIES UNITE, REFUGEES RECORD AND CAREENING CLIMATE | FOCUS MORNING
BULLETIN OCTOBER 26, 2023



An urgent appeal has been launched to raise funds for people suffering as a
humanitarian crisis deepens in Gaza, conflict in three continents has driven the
global number of refugees to a new record of more than 114 million and United
Nations researchers warn the world is careening dangerously close to
environmental tipping points. Video / NZ Herald

crime


NATS MAY BAN FACIAL GANG TATS, TELL GANGSTERS TO USE FOUNDATION

25 Oct 09:40 PM

Party’s police spokesperson says ban for gang facial tattoos is on the cards.

crime


'I WAS FREAKING OUT': COUPLE CHARGED WITH 18YO'S DRAGGING DEATH TESTIFY

25 Oct 08:17 PM

Defendants tell court they were scared of victim on night of tragedy.

crime


TAXI DRIVER WHO GOT PASSENGER DRUNK BEFORE ASSAULTING HER DENIED APPEAL

25 Oct 05:10 PM

Offender sung sexually explicit songs while encouraging woman to drink wine he
bought.

crime


CANTERBURY UNIVERSITY STUDENT IN COURT AFTER ALLEGEDLY POSSESSING WEAPONS IN
HALLS OF RESIDENCE

25 Oct 01:26 PM

The man's lawyer asked the judge to suppress the student's name.

crime


HELLS ANGELS MEMBER DESCRIBES MOMENT HE SHOT ASSOCIATE TO DEATH WHILE HIS
CHILDREN SLEPT UPSTAIRS

24 Oct 06:34 PM

'Everything was just a mess,' the murder defendant testified in court today.

crime


KILLER DRIVER'S JAIL SENTENCE QUASHED DUE TO INJURIES SHE SUFFERED IN CRASH SHE
CAUSED

24 Oct 06:00 PM

She was driving drunk when she caused a crash that killed a young woman.

crime


CHRISTCHURCH MAN HOLDS KNIFE TO ELDERLY WOMAN’S THROAT IN HER RETIREMENT VILLAGE
HOME

24 Oct 04:53 PM

She was pinned against a wall while the stranger held a knife to her throat.

crime


‘HE DESTROYED OUR FAMILY’: GRACE MILLANE'S MOTHER BREAKS SILENCE

22 Oct 06:45 AM

Mum has given an interview after the murder of her daughter in 2018.

crime


FOCUS: ERIN LEIGHTON ON REBUILDING HER LIFE



Erin Leighton speaks about rebuilding her life after being indecently assaulted.
Sixteen years on her perpetrators have now been convicted and sentenced for
their crimes. Video / NZHerald

crime


TEEN IN CELL NEXT TO HIS FATHER'S 'STALLED WITHIN THE PRISON SYSTEM'

21 Oct 12:00 PM

He's been waiting more than a year for treatment. And he's not alone.

crime


'I HAVE A LOT OF HATE TOWARDS THEM': A WIDOW'S LIFE AFTER MURDER

21 Oct 05:00 AM

Jacob Ramsay was beaten, chained to a car and dragged to his death.

crime


WOMAN UNABLE TO VISIT DYING FATHER OVERSEAS AFTER PASSPORT TAKEN IN $100K
BURGLARY

20 Oct 05:25 PM

The thief smoked cigarettes during the burglary - and put them out on the
bedroom walls.

crime


TAKAPUNA BEACH RAPE CASE: CO-WORKERS WHO FILMED RAPE SENTENCED TO PRISON

20 Oct 05:18 PM

The victim said she still has nightmares.

crime


'SHE SHOWED A CALLOUS INDIFFERENCE': YOUNG MOTHER SOBS AS SHE IS JAILED FOR
KILLING

20 Oct 05:00 PM

She was involved in the death of Jacob Ramsay, who was beaten, chained and
dragged.

crime


GISBORNE POLICE ARREST FIVE PEOPLE, THREE RELATED TO RECENT SHOOTINGS

20 Oct 04:52 PM

Some of the arrests are part of Gisborne police's Operation Medial and the CAIL
Act.

crime


FOCUS: SURVIVOR DETAILS DEVASTATING IMPACT OF ABUSE



Erin Leighton, in her victim impact statement, identified the pair in the dock
as the individuals responsible for upending her life, leaving her shaken and in
tears. Video / NZHerald

crime


WOMAN UNABLE TO VISIT DYING FATHER OVERSEAS AFTER PASSPORT TAKEN IN $100K
BURGLARY

20 Oct 05:25 PM

The thief smoked cigarettes during the burglary - and put them out on the
bedroom walls.

crime


TAKAPUNA BEACH RAPE CASE: CO-WORKERS WHO FILMED RAPE SENTENCED TO PRISON

20 Oct 05:18 PM

The victim said she still has nightmares.

crime


'SHE SHOWED A CALLOUS INDIFFERENCE': YOUNG MOTHER SOBS AS SHE IS JAILED FOR
KILLING

20 Oct 05:00 PM

She was involved in the death of Jacob Ramsay, who was beaten, chained and
dragged.

crime


GISBORNE POLICE ARREST FIVE PEOPLE, THREE RELATED TO RECENT SHOOTINGS

20 Oct 04:52 PM

Some of the arrests are part of Gisborne police's Operation Medial and the CAIL
Act.

crime


FOCUS: SURVIVOR DETAILS DEVASTATING IMPACT OF ABUSE



Erin Leighton, in her victim impact statement, identified the pair in the dock
as the individuals responsible for upending her life, leaving her shaken and in
tears. Video / NZHerald

crime


AUCKLAND SHOOTING: RESIDENTS HEAR GUNSHOTS, POLICE FIND BULLET HOLES

20 Oct 02:26 PM

Two vehicles and a garage appear to have bullet holes in them, police say.

crime


FOOTPRINTS IN DEEP MUD LED POLICE TO KIDNAPPER HIDING IN MANGROVES

20 Oct 02:24 PM

Town custodian Henare Rapana was one of two victims who were robbed and
kidnapped.

crime


'HE'S TRYING TO STAB HIM': STATE TENANT ACCUSED OF LUNGING AT NEIGHBOUR WITH
‘BUTCHER’S KNIFE’

20 Oct 05:00 AM

"I’m going to go and get a car and ram your house and kill you and your family."

crime


RAM RAID AT BIG BARREL MAREWA IN NAPIER



The Big Barrel Marewa store in Napier was subjected to a ram raid. Video / Big
Barrel

crime


PRISON TERMS FOR MASTERMINDS BEHIND $8.7M HOUSING LOAN FRAUD SCHEME

19 Oct 04:43 PM

Two men have been jailed after obtaining $8.7 million through fraudulent
mortgage.

crime


JAIL FOR UNCLES WHO DELIVERED YOUNG NEPHEW TO HIS DEATH

19 Oct 12:31 PM

The brothers took Rangiwhero Ngaronoa to a planned beating, but it went too far.

crime


FLEEING STAFF MEMBER DRAGGED BACK INSIDE DURING PONSONBY ICE CREAM ROBBERY

19 Oct 11:08 AM

It's the second time the store has been robbed in months.

crime


CHINESE EMBASSY LEAVES RUBBISH, CLEANING BILL AT RENTAL

19 Oct 10:36 AM

The tribunal found it didn't have jurisdiction to hear case against it.

crime


MAN SUSPECTED OF KILLING MIRAMAR WOMAN DIES IN HONG KONG

19 Oct 08:40 AM

Police say Irene Katsougiannis knew her killer.

crime


'I WAS GOING TO DIE': OFFICER RECOUNTS 'LOWEST POINT' AFTER EX-TV STAR SWERVED
TO HIT HIM WITH STOLEN SUV

19 Oct 05:55 AM

Matthew Saunoa was sentenced to six years and seven months’ imprisonment for the
crime.

crime


'NOT HIS DUTY': FATHER CLAIMS HE'S NOT LIABLE FOR GETTING MEDICAL ATTENTION FOR
BADLY BURNED PRE-SCHOOLER

18 Oct 07:00 PM

Crown alleges: “This was not a minor burn to this four-year-old’s body, it was
severe."

crime


WELLINGTON WOMAN FOUND DEAD NAMED, SUSPECTED KILLER DIES IN HONG KONG

18 Oct 06:18 PM

Police this evening said the victim was Irene Katsougiannis, aged 62.

crime


'I ONLY HAD ONE BOTTLE OF WINE AND ONE BOTTLE OF BEER': DRIVER SO DRUNK HE
THOUGHT THE WOMAN HE HIT HAD CRASHED INTO HIM

18 Oct 06:00 PM

Instead of checking on the other driver he reversed, dumped his car and ran off
on foot.


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