The Courts Youth 'will admit rape and burglary’

Press, 2 August 1979, Page 5

The Courts Youth ' will admit rape and burglary’

A plea of guilty to a charge of rape and another of burglary would be entered by a 17-year-old unemployed youth, said counsel (Mr M. J. Glue) in the Magistrate’s Court yesterday. Barry John Andrews, who elected trial by jury, was remanded in custody’by Mr P. J. McAloon, S.M., to August 21 for the taking of depositions. Andrews is charged with breaking and entering the woman’s home in Hornby on July 20 and with raping her. When the defendant first appeared in Court on these charges last week his name was suppressed in the interim by Mr F. G. Paterson, S.M. Yesterday the Magistrate lifted the suppression order which, Mr Glue said, had probably been made because

a psychiatric report on Andrews had been ordered. FRAUD ADMITTED

A housewife, aged 38, who admitted cashing five of her daughter’s unemployment benefit payments had told the police he did so because her sister-in-law was always borrowing from her and this had left her short of money. Wendy Patterson Compton, who committed the five offences of fraud, involving 8123, was convicted and remanded to August 8 for a probation report and sentence. She was allowed bail of $5OO. DEPOSITIONS I Ronald Anthony Dick, aged 34, unemployed, elected trial by jury on a charge of [burglary. I Dick is alleged to have [broken into and entered the Diamond Harbour Store on May 18. He was remanded to September 27 for the taking of depositions. Bail of $3OO was allowed. THEFT CHARGE David Paul Froggatt, aged 23, unemployed, was remanded without plea to August 8 on a charge of theft.

Froggatt is alleged to have stolen $260 in cash, the property of David Frederick Clarke and others between January 18 and July 5. He was allowed bail of $5OO. BURGLARY OFFENCES Stephen John Watson, aged 21, a labourer, was remanded in custody to August 8 for a probation' report and sentence following his conviction on charges of burglary. Watson admitted breaking and entering three houses, attempting to break into two others, and with converting a $250 racing bicycle. All five offences were committed on July 24. Sergeant K. J. Hurndell said about 5.30 p.m. that day the defendant had set out from his Riccarton home with the intention of committing a number of burglaries in the area. From one house he had removed a radio-cassette player valued at $l4O. Sergeant Hurndell said the defendant had converted the racing cycle from one address which he had then ridden to another house in which he had been apprehended by the occupier.