Smash-and-grab teen gets 'crushing' sentence as judge cites need for deterrence
Judge Thomas Ingram said a point had been reached where 'enough’s enough'.
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New police investigation into infamous prison escapee and murderer Phillip John Smith
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Auckland man arrested over illegal recordings of women, young girls
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