Latest from Assault and Homicide

Hallett murder trial delayed again

Jurors hearing the trial against a pensioner accused of murdering a service station worker in 1979 have been dismissed until Monday.

Key witness due in cold case murder trial

Fleeing victim cried for help

In his final moments, Rodney Tahu shouted for help and ran across a darkened service station forecourt as a stranger took aim at him with a .22 revolver.

Woman charged after false assault statement

Cold case: Murder or manslaughter?

The jury in the trial of the man accused of murdering a service station worker in 1979 will need to decide whether the killing was murder or manslaughter.

Trial adjourned due to lack of jurors

The trial of a man accused of gunning down a Turangi service station attendant more than 30 years ago has been adjourned until tomorrow because of a lack of jurors.

Not guilty plea in cold case murder trial

A man accused of killing a Turangi service station attendant more than 30 years ago has pleaded not guilty to a charge of murder.

Murder trial begins in cold case

More than 30 years after Rodney Tahu was gunned down outside a Turangi service station, a man will today go on trial for his murder.

'Action plan' takes aim at student drinking culture

Those who think the University of Otago has gone too far in tackling problem drinking should study elsewhere, the chairwoman of a group tasked with improving the student drinking culture says.

Man attacked with DVD player

Accused fantasised about killing

The man accused of killing a Christchurch teen fantasised about killing a child in foster care just to say he had done it, a former partner told his murder trial today.

Witness can't forget dead boy's face

A man who visited the Christchurch flat the morning after Hayden Miles died says he can't forget the dead boy's face.

Judge asks if police a 'tool' in case

A judge has asked if the police were being used as a "tool" in a domestic dispute involving a public relations executive and a property developer.

Victim a 'difficult' child

Hayden Miles was a "difficult" child whose behavioural issues saw him put into foster care before he was killed, his mother told a court today.

Neighbour shares bizarre conversation

Murder accused Gavin Gosnell asked a neighbour if he'd ever shared a room with a killer around the time teenager Hayden Miles was killed, a court heard today.

'Assault that went too far'

The girlfriend of the man accused of murdering Christchurch schoolboy Hayden Miles was threatened with the same fate if she told police.