A refugee boy was sent to an adult New Zealand prison when he was aged only 15 after a mix-up over his birth date in the courts. Now that mistake has been.
Former Queensland police officer Matthew Hockley jailed over child grooming offences
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Hockley will be eligible for parole in eight months.
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A former Queensland child protection police officer who abused his position by grooming a 15-year-old girl over Snapchat in Brisbane has been sentenced to two years in jail.
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Matthew Hockley admitted to adding the 15-year-old girl on Snapchat and sending her a string of messages
Judge Bernard Porter described Hockley s offending as abhorrent but said it was at the lower end of the scale
Hockley will be eligible for parole in eight months
Hāwera double homicide: 55yo father and 15yo son killed, investigation continues
20 Jan, 2021 06:09 AM
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Forensic and ESR teams spent most of Monday inside the Hāwera house where two people were killed. Photo / Charlotte Cook, RNZ
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The father and son killed in a Hāwera home early Monday morning have been confirmed by police as 15-year-old Regan Frost-Lawn and 55-year-old Stephen John Frost.
Their bodies were found by police who were called to a property in Manawa pou Rd at 2.30am on Monday.
A police spokesperson said an investigation is continuing and includes an ongoing scene