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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.
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
A NZ Olympian accused of sex and violence offences that include raping his wife had his name suppression extended today.
'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
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.
Death crash accused seemed drunk, court told
A man accused of deliberately driving his car into other vehicles - killing a young woman - seemed to be "really drunk" that night, a petrol station worker told a court today.
Teen, 14, due in court over sex attack
Police and Maori Wardens are patrolling the streets as a teenager appears in court charged in relation to a sex attack.
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.
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
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.
Police question man over sex attacks
Police were last night questioning a man about a string of sex attacks on females ranging in age from eight to 28.