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Violent offenders getting off scot-free
New figures show a sharp increase in the number of violent offenders escaping without criminal conviction.
Killer gets $10k new leg on ACC
Double-killer Graeme Burton got a free titanium artificial leg from ACC to replace the right leg lost during a shooting rampage two years ago.
Sophie's father says judge censored him
The father of murder victim Sophie Elliott was forced to read a heavily censored version of his victim impact statement to her killer in court.
Graeme Burton guilty of attempted murder
A jury finds double-killer Graeme Burton guilty of attempting to murder a fellow prison inmate.
Man charged with toddler's murder
A man is due to appear in court today charged with the murder of Wanganui toddler Karl Perigo-Check.
Car sought after intruders shoot man, hit woman
Police investigating an armed home invasion in Lower Hutt last night are appealing for sightings of a car believed to be linked to the case.
Bali sentence labelled 'sickening' after NZers death
The family of a former NZ soldier killed in Bali say they're devastated at the six month jail term handed to one of his attackers.
Murderer says he killed women out of anger
A man who had sex with two women after he killed them has blamed anger for his actions.
Burton used steel rod to stab inmate's heart, court told
Graeme Burton used a sharpened stainless steel rod to stab a prison inmate three times in the heart, the High Court hears.
'House of horrors' murderer had sex with dead victims
A man who has admitted murdering two women and burying their bodies beneath his house had sex with his victims after killing them (contains content that may disturb).