http://www.nzherald.co.nz/ Latest Assault and Homicide headlines from nzherald.co.nz en-nz Copyright 2010 APN HOLDINGS NZ Sat, 20 Mar 2010 12:00:12 +1200 http://blogs.law.harvard.edu/tech/rss APN RSS Generator webnews@nzherald.co.nz webmaster@nzherald.co.nz http://www.nzherald.co.nz/images/nz_little_logo.gif http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/headlines.cfm?c_id=124 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10633195&ref=rss One of New Zealand's most dangerous sex criminals attacked two women while on parole and under Corrections Department supervision.Described as a timebomb by family, Andre Charles Port served a 10-year prison sentence for sexually... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Sat, 20 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10633078&ref=rss Police investigating an historic murder case have found a skeleton.Detective Inspector Shane Cotter said the skeleton was found down a bank in Upper Hutt today.Police believe the body is that of Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder.... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 15:28:29 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10633037&ref=rss A Wellington man has been remanded in custody after an appearance in court for the historic murder of a Lower Hutt man.The 26-year-old man appeared in Lower Hutt District Court today charged with killing Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder.Mr... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 11:36:03 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632977&ref=rss A 26-year-old man has been charged with murder after police received new information on the disappearance of a Lower Hutt man more than three years ago.Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder, 38, was reported missing by his mother in February... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 07:44:07 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632953&ref=rss The sons of a woman burned to death in her Pukekohe home hope a youth jailed for her killing suffers as much as they have since they lost her.Emotional victim impact statements from Todd, Brad and Cole Chapman were read yesterday... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Fri, 19 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632722&ref=rss A young father was stabbed with a steak knife and bitten after he confronted two burglars - both young women - in an incident police say could easily have ended in tragedy.The man was asleep with his pregnant wife in their Hamilton... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632714&ref=rss A murder trial over the death of a small child has been abandoned after nearly a month of evidence because a star witness has become suddenly unwell.The witness, a doctor, was to be called by Crown prosecutors to give evidence... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Thu, 18 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632604&ref=rss A woman's trial for murdering a three-year-old boy in her care was abandoned today after four weeks because a key medical witness was too ill to give evidence.Patricia Angela Pickering, 38, pleaded not guilty in the High Court... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 16:00:05 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632547&ref=rss Hamilton police are investigating the sexual assault of a woman in her early 20s last night.Police said they were called to a property on Dey Street in Hamilton East, just after 11.45pm.They are looking for witnesses who may... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 10:42:50 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632508&ref=rss A Rotorua student who was kicked in the head and dragged along the ground by her hair by a group of girls is angry a video of the attack is making its way around the city. The 15-year-old Rotorua Girls' High School student was... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Wed, 17 Mar 2010 05:30:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632270&ref=rss Police in Australia have charged a 92-year-old woman with killing her 98-year-old husband. Clare Tang is due to appear in court today on a murder charge after her husband was found dead in their apartment in downtown Sydney on... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 05:40:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632355&ref=rss Two years after being found not guilty of murdering his twin babies, Chris Kahui has been given a green light by the Family Court to move in with his 1-year-old daughter.Child, Youth and Family said the Family Court had endorsed... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632264&ref=rss Two teenagers beaten to the brink of death at a West Auckland park are out of hospital - one moved to a brain rehabilitation centre, the other awaiting facial surgery.Police are speaking to boyfriend and girlfriend Nathaniel Morrow,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Tue, 16 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632204&ref=rss The convicted murderer of schoolgirl Karla Cardno has been refused parole.The Parole Board has also made a three year postponement order on Paul Dally, effectively suspending his annual consideration for parole.In its decision,... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 17:14:24 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632142&ref=rss A confrontation between three men at a late-night cook-up in a holiday park kitchen near Queenstown led to one being hospitalised with stab wounds, police say.Two men were using the kitchen at the Glenorchy Holiday Park about... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 08:11:34 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632138&ref=rss A man who sexually abused schoolgirls he met through a social networking website has been sentenced to home detention and community work.Douglas Charles Segetin, 23, had met two 14-year-old girls through social networking website... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:45:44 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632134&ref=rss A Christchurch man allegedly fleeing a domestic violence incident used his car to ram an ambulance and police cars before threatening police with a baseball bat on Saturday night, police say.Emergency services were called to a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 07:19:58 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632181&ref=rss An eyewitness to an attack on Bay of Plenty school principal and Environment Bay of Plenty councillor Hawea Vercoe, says his head was kicked like a rugby ball.The 36-year-old Te Kura Kaupapa Maori o Te Rotoiti principal died after... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 05:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632130&ref=rss A 5-year-old and two 6-year-old boys were apprehended by police for sexual assault last year.They were among 716 children aged under nine who were reprimanded in the 2008/09 financial year for offences from unlawfully taking a... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 04:00:00 +1200 http://www.nzherald.co.nz/assault-and-homicide/news/article.cfm?c_id=124&objectid=10632047&ref=rss A rash of assaults on police officers has prompted several proposed solutions. From the Prime Minister came the idea of creating a category of offence for assaults on the police, or requiring judges to give weight to an officer's... newsfeeds@nzherald.co.nz Mon, 15 Mar 2010 03:59:00 +1200