MAGISTRATE’S COURT Murder charge remand
Lapana Leo laumaai was charged with the murder of Mrs Esteta Uesele Tauinaai ■on January 6, when he ap peared before Mr H. J. Evans, S. in the Christchurch ! Magistrate’s Court yesterday He was remanded without iPlea tn custody to Januarv 18 I ,For the police. Sergeant .1 R. Palmer asked for one week’s remand for the 28-year-old Samoan factory worker. j A remand was agreed to by the duty solicitor (Mr S. T. Read) who said he expected legal aid would be sought and a proper counsel arranged. REMAND ON ARSON CHARGE A 69-year-old Yugoslav man w'ho is alleged to have set fire to the Linwood East Post Office on December 14 was further remanded when he appeared in court yesterday. josip Dumick entered no plea to the charge and was (remanded to January 14 at the request of his counsel (Mr M. J. Glue). The foyer of the post office iwas slightly damaged by the Ifire which the brigade extinguished soon after it was reported about 1 am.
I RECEIVED RIFLE A 28 year-old selLempioved lattooist was convicted on a charge of receiving a Mirai repeating .22 rifle worth $lBO Stephen Peter Johnson ipleaded guilty to the charge •and was remanded on bad |to January 20 fur piobation ; report and sentence. Sergeant D Gibson told th» Court that on December 18 the premises of Westland Sports Depot had Iteen burgled Two Shotguns, four I rifles and some knives were (stolen • On December 23 the pohc» searched the defendant* home and Johnson showed (them where one of the stolen titles was hidden under a ; mattress on his bed When (asked where he got it from, ihe defendant said he had (bought it from an unknown man for $5O. He said he had been intending to buy a rifle for some time and when offered the weapon "it was too good a chance to miss”. Counsel (Mr M J. Glue) asked for suppression of name on behalf of his client but this Iwas refused by the Magistrate. Johnson was also ordered to have a medical examine ‘tion with a view towards a (sentence of periodic detention
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