Skip to content

Crime

Give It a Rest, Fella

Give It a Rest, Fella

Tomato Boy, a man who assaulted a woman, is trying to have his conviction over turned. The consequences for his actions would never have occurred if he had chosen not to assault Posie Parker.

Members Public
Moron of the Day

Moron of the Day

Judge Harding told Richard Sivell the maximum penalty for threatening to kill is seven years imprisonment. Sivell will be sentenced on 07 January.

Members Public
Not the Brightest Move Dotcom

Not the Brightest Move Dotcom

He should have retained the best US criminal lawyer he could find and cut a deal – a quick guilty plea in return for, say, seven years, $10 million in fines and restitution and been out of prison in 2019. But he didn’t and so his US legal problems are just beginning.

Members Public
Face of the Day

Face of the Day

A jury at the Auckland High Court has found Dr Philip Polkinghorne not guilty of killing his wife, Pauline Hanna, in their Remuera home in April 2021. 

Members Public