Police enquiries revealed she did have any mutton-birds or the ability to supply them as promised. When police spoke to the defendant, she admitted that she owed about $18,000 to people who had pre-purchased mutton-birds. In explanation, she said she knew she should not have spent the money, the summary says. She went onto say that she felt gutted and embarrassed and wanted to make things right. On each occasion of the mutton-birds not being delivered, the victims made numerous attempts to contact the defendant to ascertain when they would be supplied. Initially the defendant conversed with and advised the victims that the mutton-birds were going to be delivered and gave various excuses for the lateness of the delivery.
Two people have been arrested in relation to a burglary in Gore. A police spokesperson said on Wednesday night, eastern Southland police, with assistance from the Gore CIB and Invercargill Armed Offenders Squad, carried out several search warrants in Gore in relation to an incident at a residential address in Gore last weekend. A 21-year-old man and 19-year-old man were arrested and charged with aggravated burglary. The men were held in custody overnight Wednesday, and appeared in the Invercargill District Court on Thursday, the spokesperson said.
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The crash at Makarewa which claimed two lives and severely injured a teenager on September 2.
On the eve of what would have been Ruby Harris’ first birthday, her mother has been able to tell the person at fault of her death in a horrific car crash the pain he has caused. Brooke McDowall-Blick lost her only daughter in the crash as well as her partner, Ruby s dad Matthew Harris, 23. Wilson Prasidh Narayan, 46, pleaded guilty to five driving charges in relation to the crash on September 2, on the outskirts of Invercargill. The charges were: Two of careless driving causing death, two of careless driving causing injury, and one of careless driving.
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They picked up a Suzuki DR200 in its transport crate and carried it to Harimate’s house. Ten minutes later a Suzuki RMX450 was taken. On October 23, police found the Suzuki DR200 in Hyde’s bedroom. Harimate admitted taking the DR200 but denied taking the RMX450. Kane declined to comment and Hyde admitted assisting in uplifting the DR200, the summary says. The judge said Harimate was less culpable in the burglary than the other two, but denied an application for a discharge without conviction. Harimate was also convicted fined $750 and ordered to pay $89 in reparations for three charges of taking pecuniary advantage in Winton in October 2020, when he used a credit card he found outside the top pub to buy cigarettes.