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Blood and oil: Tragedy stains African move
Driving through Nairobi with blood pouring from a gunshot wound is not what Alan Mountfort visualised when he answered an ad to invest in an olive grove.
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Witness in murder trial 'scared of repercussions', court told
The key witness in the trial of a man accused of murdering a friend seven years ago refused to talk to police for five years.
![Name of Olympian accused of raping wife suppressed](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Name of Olympian accused of raping wife suppressed
A NZ Olympian accused of sex and violence offences that include raping his wife had his name suppression extended today.
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'Forgive me please, give us peace'
The parents of a dead baby could be heard talking about how the infant could have been fatally injured in intercepted conversations played to the Court.
![Death crash accused threatened to hurt someone, court told](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Death crash accused threatened to hurt someone, court told
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into two other vehicles, killing a woman, said "he was going to f*** someone up", the High Court hears.
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Death crash deliberate, says Crown
The man accused of deliberately causing a fatal crash was found at the scene with a bottle of beer between his legs, a court hears.
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Woman died after car deliberately driven into, court told
Prosecutor describes dangerous driving immediately before fatal crash.
![Trial of man accused of deliberate crashes begins](/pf/resources/images/placeholders/placeholder_l.png?d=808)
Trial of man accused of deliberate crashes begins
The jury has been selected for the trial of a man accused of deliberately driving his car into two other vehicles, killing a young woman.