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Man stole $2700 ring to propose to his girlfriend before returning it to shop (opens the original)
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A burglar who stole a $2700 ring from a main street jewellery store was sorry to upset the retail assistant, but his motives were driven by love. Jarrod Bennett had planned to propose to his girlfriend, but when stopped by police he told them he “must have had a twin out there wearing the same clothing” and it was probably him they were after. “He stole it because he wanted to propose to his partner. It was spontaneous behaviour,” defence lawyer Mark Dollimore said. The 26-year-old was sentenced
Man who blamed crash on rabbit sent back to prison (opens the original)
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A man with a 44-year conviction history was on parole when he used methamphetamine, drove, and crashed. But he blamed the crash on trying to avoid a rabbit on the road. Peter Coulsen is now back in prison for the crash, in which he was more than twice the high-risk level for methamphetamine, threatening family members over their inheritance after his mother’s death, and stealing a $42,000 vehicle from a yard. Coulsen, 61, was sentenced in the Nelson District Court on 10 charges arising from even
‘Out for revenge’: Young dad-to-be convicted after violent Maccas assault (opens the original)
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What began as a hair-pulling incident in a nightclub ended with two men out for revenge and “beating the snot out of someone” defenceless on the ground. The teen cousins, one about to become a dad, will now bear the burden of a conviction for serious violence after an eight-minute assault on a man at a McDonald’s restaurant three days after last Christmas. Hunter Butler, who was 18 at the time, sought a discharge without conviction for assault with intent to injure, to prevent harm to what was d
Rescue dog dies after illness believed to be linked to vaccine (opens the original)
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Nala the rescue dog was destined to become a film star but instead became the lead character in her own story, which ended with her death. It was a devastating loss for her owner Kelsi Ball, who has now spoken out after a two-year battle that included a legal challenge against the veterinary company that vaccinated the dog. Nala died in April from what Ball said were complications linked to her ongoing illness after she was given a vaccine in 2024. The dog’s death followed a Disputes Tribunal ru
Martial arts expert sentenced for ‘brutal assault’ that left man with brain injury (opens the original)
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The victim of a "brutal assault" by champion kickboxer Hayden Barnard says that nearly three years on, he still does not know whether he will fully recover from what happened to him. The man, who was left with a moderate traumatic brain injury from a severe blow to the head, suffered physically and psychologically from the attack at his home in November 2023. "My life has been dominated by pain, surgeries and treatments," he said in a victim impact statement. His partner had also endured shock a
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