Ram Prakash Srikumar flew hours before he embarked on the fatal night flight.

Maharaj told a victim she looked 'hot' in photos, and he wanted to see her in person.

Mark Cini created 26 false documents and transferred the money into his account.

Abdul Aziz Wahazadah denies the assault and will go to trial.

The woman said she began to think 'this is how he shows me what love is'.

But the attacker claims he has since 'found the Lord' and is genuinely remorseful.

But he has since been banned from the halls and dropped his studies.

The woman now suffers from flashbacks, while the schoolgirl has become withdrawn.

Christian Herbulot's death prompted a coroner to recommend a law change.

He also commented on the teen's weight and exposed him when his whānau were in the room.

The man then held a knife to the woman's torso when she called the police.

Sitting in a cell surrounded by gang members, she knew something had to change.

The man began punching the victim in the back of the head before stabbing him twice.

The man said he felt 'helpless' and 'pressured' into signing the marriage contract.

The liquid cocaine was hidden in wine bottles and stored in the fridge.

He will now serve five months of home detention for the admitted manslaughter.

Now he's going to jail after leaving behind three injured people needing medical help.

The teen made a rap video bragging about the killing while he was in custody.

It was also claimed the man's sleeves were nailed to the wall.

Blackmoore was found murdered in her home 28 years ago.

The fatal crash near Palmerston North prompts call for learner drivers to abide by rules.

An 18-year-old was killed after the car she was in fled police.

The man's company designed the building that collapsed in the Christchurch earthquakes.

The retired engineer's lawyer said the complaint was '"factually incorrect".

Alan Reay said complaint against him over the CTV building collapse took a 'heavy toll'.

The man was filmed thrashing around in the shower in distress as the drug took effect.

Former New York property developer Colin Rath forged documents to sell his luxury yacht.

The doctor gave out almost 300 medical certificates regarding the Covid-19 vaccine.

Nigel Thompson had seven months shaved off his prison sentence.

Police also allegedly found a hunting style flick knife in his possession.

He was traumatised to the point he was psychologically shut off and unable to talk.

After the verdict, a minute's silence was held in court to honour the two men who died.

Jury will have to decide fate of Mark Nicholl snr who watched crash unfold.

Mark Nicholl said he was shocked and too scared to check on sons so he left the scene.

It's alleged four cars travelling in convoy began racing and overtaking each other.

The man said he was out for a walk when the accused jumped out at him with a gun.

The teen argued the starting point of five years imprisonment was "too high".

The teen also told his pregnant partner he would give her a "homemade abortion".

The man has been denied parole 14 times since he was jailed in 1993.

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

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

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

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

The judge told Quinton Ohlson he was 'literally the thing that goes bump in the night'.

'A part of me will be broken for the rest of my life,' the victim's son says.

The woman lunged for the gun that was pointed at her head.

The man was taught all things sexual were 'the work of the devil'.

Judge says Nicola Watts was trying to deflect the blame for her behaviour.

The landlords removed the tenants' belongings from a shared shed and locked it.

Midwives were criticised for their care of the woman whose baby had to be resuscitated.

But the IPCA has found the force used by the officers during the arrest was justified.

The man organised sex work for the teenage girl and took $100 of her earnings.

The man left bizarre voice messages and tried to follow female staff members inside.

Friends say Beckenridge talked about taking Mike to Asia before they disappeared.

The neighbours feared for their safety and struggled to live a normal life in their home.

They were on their way home when they were assaulted, resulting in two needing surgery.

The mental health patient was left with a cut to his face and two black eyes.

Hannah Pierson said she tried to get help but was 'unheard and misunderstood'.

She said he had left her little girl with 'life-long trauma' and broken their family.

The offender preyed on two women as they slept.

Driver was over the limit and no one was wearing seatbelts in accident.

His visa to live in Australia was cancelled after he was jailed for serious offending.

But the teen offender could hear the emergency call-taker and ended the call.

The fraudster has racked up more than 100 dishonesty convictions and countless victims.

The woman was shocked to see her mother with a blackened tongue and in pain.

The man was described as "respectful" by his pastor but the judge disagreed.

A judge said it was one of the most serious family harm matters he'd seen in a long time.

The unprovoked attack was against an 'utterly innocent' member of the public.

“Now I’m going to tie you up, chop you up and kill you.”

Alan Reay's lawyer says "no need for accountability", "no public interest” in pursuing it.

One of the victims has gone from being a happy boy to being violent and depressed.

Judge pointed out the harm drugs can cause, often with children being the victims.

The beatings would often be followed by a lecture by the man.

The business director bit her former partner's girlfriend's arm in a public cafe.

The man was back in court after a previous $1.3 million tax fraud offence.

The man was given a meal of chicken and vegetables despite being on a pureed diet.

The man encouraged someone to break into the neighbour's to find the missing drugs.

He wasn't wearing a helmet but the coroner ruled it probably wouldn't have saved him.