Christchurch prowler allegations: Man denies breaking into homes and trying to rape three women
17 Mar, 2021 02:30 AM
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A man has today denied breaking into five homes and trying to rape three women in Christchurch – and can now be named for the first time.
Mark Anthony Thompson, 45, was arrested after reports of a prowler in Upper Riccarton in October last year.
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His lawyer Ben Shamy asked for name suppression, which was granted at his first court appearance, to continue on the grounds of extreme hardship.
But Judge Tony Couch rejected the application and remanded him in custody to come back to court on May 6 for a case review hearing.
A dog s fate is in limbo after a man was bitten several times, then struck by a baseball bat, in a fight with the dog s owner on a New Zealand dairy farm.
Matene Hapeta says his pitbull cross, Biggy , is a family dog who was protecting him on his own property on the South Island s west coast.
Mr Hapeta , 34, was convicted in the Greymouth District Court on Monday for owning a dog that caused serious injury to Kodi Purcell.
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Biggy, whose fate hangs in the balance at the discretion of a district court judge. His owner, Matene Hapeta, has been convicted of owning a dog which caused injury.(Supplied)