'An older brother should look after a younger sister, not make her a sexual plaything'
The man started abusing his sibling when he was in his early teens.
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'Moment of stupidity': Honoured citizen pulled rifle on boy racers
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Murder victim Emma Field remembered outside court
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Abrupt halt to High Court murder trial in Whangārei
Abrupt halt to High Court murder trial at Whangārei.
Three courts rule conviction remains for man who attempted to rape friend
The man took his case all the way to the Supreme Court... and lost.
Man accused of child rape won't be retried after convictions quashed
The complainant told police she did not want to pursue a second trial.
Cops move in to confiscate Tribesmen gang's $540k HQ
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Woman charged with murder after car strikes and kills man in West Auckland
The woman and the man were known to each other, police say.
'Shadow of what I used to be': Man smashed in head with brick while restraining thief
Victim says his attacker should not be allowed to keep his name secret.
Family lawyer brutally attacked in court lift played dead in hope of survival
'I remember waking on the floor, yelling for help and being in real fear for my life.'
Missing Auckland man was charged in money laundering case, altercation revealed
More than six weeks after he was last seen, police have issued a fresh appeal.
The shooting of Bob Kleiman could only have been murder: Crown
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