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A man was beaten and burnt when the New Plymouth escort he was expecting showed up with a taser in hand and another man wielding a meat tenderising hammer.
A man with a debt to pay and a habit to feed played “shopkeeper” in a commercial methamphetamine operation which led to a record drug bust in Taranaki.
The victim was on his hands knees when Pearce threw more than 15 uppercut punches, connecting at least 10 to the man’s face. He then kneed the victim in the head around five times, kicked him in the stomach and spat on him. As the man lay on the floor, Pearce than began the head-stomping while repeatedly stating he was going to kill him. Pearce was wearing leather boots during the attack. Another flatmate attempted to intervene but was pushed out of the room by Pearce, who then continued to kick and punch the victim. Police were called to the address and Pearce told the officer “ever...
A former gang member has taken issue with his four-year jail sentence for robbery and assault charges and warned a judge his support network might be gone by the time he gets out.
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Taranaki police officers' manslaughter trial: Jury shown CCTV footage of Allen Ball arrest 19 May, 2021 12:11 AM 7 minutes to read Taranaki police officers' manslaughter trial: Jury shown CCTV footage from inside Hāwera Police Station Only when a highly intoxicated Hawera man - who would shortly after be pronounced dead - stopped snoring did arresting officers call for an ambulance and begin CPR. More than two hours earlier, Allen Ball had been unsteady on his feet and repetitive in his speech after being arrested at his Hawera home for assaulting his partner. Constable Ben Patterson is in t...