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Jaden Minhinnick sliced off his neighbour's earlobe and left him with a broken arm.
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A gunman allegedly unleashed a sole shotgun blast through a car window about 3.20am.
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The woman, who still has name suppression, will be sentenced in May.
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McDonald’s stabbing: Man appears in court over frenzied attack
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Man denies throwing fisherman off jetty, holding him underwater during assault
Joshua Zane Russell, 39, has been remanded into custody.
Man charged after vicious day-time assault
The assault occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Lee Breakwater.
'Vicious assault': Public rush to help man left beaten on roadside
'He was coughing up blood, but was not really aware of anything happening around him.'
500-day wait for a trial ‘too long’: Justice Minister's aim to cut massive court delays
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Editorial: Use of force on Māori suspects a grey area for police cleared up by body cams
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Police shot at during pursuit to help teen avoid arrest on bail
The 18-year-old was involved in the armed robbery of two bottle stores.
Two men charged over brawl that led to gang murder
Two people have been charged over a violent gang brawl that preceded Hori Gage's murder.
Men arrested after breaking into live TV studio in Ecuador
Noises similar to gunshots could be heard in the background.
Two more charged with participating in gang brawl, five months after Head Hunter's death
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Man thrown off jetty and held underwater in vicious day-time assault
The assault occurred on Sunday afternoon at the Lee Breakwater.
Manurewa shooting: Single gunshot killed one, left another fighting for life in unsolved attack
A single shotgun blast through a car window left two men critical, with one later dying.
12yo Australian girl charged with murder after butterfly fingernail discovered
Pink butterfly-painted fingernails were found next to the woman's body.
Police say nature of homicide victim's injuries unconfirmed
The 38-year-old father was found dead on a Christchurch street last week.
No home detention for teen in brutal machete attack amid Comancheros, Head Hunters tensions
The victim was already writhing in pain on the ground, having been hit by their car.
Police continuing to hunt killer of Christchurch man
The 38-year-old father was found dead on a Christchurch street last week.
'Devastated': Homicide victim's family torn apart while police hunt killer
The 38-year-old father was found dead on a Christchurch street three days ago.
Christchurch homicide: Police seeking sightings of car in connection to 38-year-old's death
The 38-year-old father was found dead on a street in Aranui.
Christchurch father named as homicide victim
The 38-year-old father was found dead on a street in Aranui.
Nursing home resident ‘sexually assaulted by intruder’
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Police search for clues, sightings of white Toyota, in Christchurch homicide
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