Articles by Anna Leask
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Sport
'I'm embarrassed and so sorry': Sevu Reece sidesteps conviction after Cup Day disgrace
Tuesday, 3 December 2024, 12:26pmThe sports star who admitted a charge of wilful damage following an incident at a Christchurch party can now be named as...
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National
Mosque terrorist sister's plea: 'I left him voice message telling him not to do it'
Tuesday, 15 October 2024, 2:31pmTerrorist Brenton Tarrant’s sister has given at an inquest into his deadly attack on two Christchurch mosques - revealing...
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Crime
Coroner probes gun licence process for Christchurch terrorist
Tuesday, 8 October 2024, 1:38pmA Coroner has started to probe how terrorist Brenton Tarrant obtained a firearms licence in the lead-up to his deadly attack...
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National
'He is an animal': Ex-partner of now convicted serial rapist speaks
Tuesday, 1 October 2024, 10:09amWARNING: This story refers to sexual assault For serial rapist John Hope Muchirahondo - it seems no woman was off limits. Drunk...
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Crime
Detective's 'worst-case scenario': Serial rapist allegedly attacked while under police investigation
Monday, 30 September 2024, 8:57pmJohn Hope Muchirahondo has been described as the worst serial rapist since Malcolm Rewa. The now-convicted sex offender was...
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National
Police dog allegedly choked unconscious during 'dangerous' incident in Parnell
Monday, 23 September 2024, 11:19amA man is facing serious charges, including allegedly strangling a police dog unconscious and endangering transport, after...
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Crime
'My life was a lie': Paedophile teacher's shocking admission
Friday, 20 September 2024, 11:53amA paedophile teacher jailed indefinitely for sexually abusing 20 boys over 13 years has given a detailed insight into why...
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Crime
'Tragically catastrophic': Teen who caused fatal crash escapes conviction, name suppressed
Wednesday, 18 September 2024, 7:08amA Christchurch teen has been granted a discharge without conviction after admitting responsibility for the crash that killed...
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National
Was luggage to blame? Private investigation into crash that killed Korean ski champs
Thursday, 12 September 2024, 10:43amThe families of the young Korean ski champs killed in a crash near Geraldine have launched their own investigation into what...
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National
'They could still be here': Family of mum, son killed in house fire haunted by smoke alarm failure
Wednesday, 11 September 2024, 9:24amA fire that killed Kelly Kemble Kerr and her 11-year-old son in a Southland rental property with no working smoke alarms...
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Crime
'The shooter wanted to kill': The Winz murders and a small town's 'tsunami of shock
Saturday, 31 August 2024, 10:38amTomorrow marks 10 years since the Ashburton Work and Income murders. Two innocent women were shot and killed, 170 pellets...
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National
Korean ski team including Olympian involved in triple-fatal Canterbury crash
Thursday, 22 August 2024, 2:11pmMembers of Korea’s national ski team were involved in a head-on crash between two vehicles yesterday where three people died. The...
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Crime
'He was having sex with me but I wasn’t awake': The first four women testify at serial rape trial
Sunday, 11 August 2024, 9:47amWARNING: This story references sexual assaults. The trial for alleged serial rapist John Hope Muchirahondo will move into...
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Crime
No denial: Trial ends for Christchurch schoolboy accused of multiple rapes
Thursday, 8 August 2024, 2:58pmWARNING: This story refers to sexual offending Christchurch teen charged with multiple rapes, sex offences Part-way through...
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Crime
'If he wanted sex he just took it': Crown outlines case in serial rape trial
Tuesday, 30 July 2024, 1:39pmWARNING: This story references sexual assaults. Accused serial rapist John Hope Muchirahondo allegedly “helped himself” to...
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National
Christchurch man to defend accusations he raped or violated 15 women
Monday, 29 July 2024, 7:22amA man accused of sexually assaulting at least 15 women at parties and nightclubs in Christchurch and Auckland - some multiple...
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National
New Zealand’s worst murderers: More details revealed about longest-serving inmates
Saturday, 20 July 2024, 10:54amOne of New Zealand’s longest-serving convicted murderers has been refused parole – but will be taking regular leave from...
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Crime
'I'll never forgive you': Mum's powerful words to baby killer Michael Topp
Tuesday, 16 July 2024, 12:59pmWARNING: this story details allegations of significant and fatal child abuse. A Christchurch man found guilty of murdering...
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National
'Unable to escape': Man given 19 years jail for sexual, violent abuse of his seven kids
Friday, 12 July 2024, 9:00amWARNING: This story contains descriptions of the physical and sexual abuse of children. An Auckland man has been handed...
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Crime
Top pathologist on death, diagnosis – and why Mark Lundy is guilty
Thursday, 11 July 2024, 7:33amCynric Temple-Camp was not long out of high school when he saw his first dead body. Three dead bodies actually. In a terrible...
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National
'I am sorry': Mental health worker accused of paying patient for sex
Sunday, 7 July 2024, 9:56am- Nelson Marlborough mental health worker accused of paying patient for sex. - She is a sex worker and spent five weeks in...
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Crime
Woman fatally stabbed partner in head - tried to argue the 12cm wound was self-inflicted
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 4:20pmAn Ashburton woman who fatally stabbed her partner in the head - then tried to convince a jury he’d inflicted the 12cm wound...
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National
'Inadequate, flawed' safety and protection before injured toddler killed by father
Wednesday, 3 July 2024, 7:10amWarning: This story refers to violent child abuse. - Leith Hutchison shaken to death by his father. - Toddler’s femur had...
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National
Why did baby Isabella die? Kiwi mum's agonising seven-year wait for answers
Tuesday, 2 July 2024, 12:18pmAs Lisa Wiggins watched her 19-month-old daughter Isabella Hope die in her arms she was sure she would never feel a more...
