Rape attempt charge

Press, 31 December 1982, Page 7

Rape attempt charge

A married man with a young child faced charges in the District Court yesterdav of attempting to rape a woman in her city flat earlyon Wednesday morning and of breaking and entering her flat with intent to commit a crime.

The defendant. Hare John Rini, aged 20. a .road worker (Mr M. J. Glue) was remanded in custody, without plea, to January '6 on both charges. Judge Pain declined an application by counsel for bail. The application was opposed by the prosecutor. Sergeant J. W. McCormick. Mr Glue said that the defendant was married--with a young child and came from Taumarunui. A surety was "possibly” available if bail was granted. It was expected he would reside with his wife and child, and continue his regular employment, during any remand period.

Sergeant McCormic said that bail was opposed by the police because the defendant was of a somewhat transient nature, and he currently lived close to the complainant’s flat.

Other submissions on the bail application were heard in chambers.

JAIL ESCAPERS Three women who escaped from the minimum security wing of Christchurch Women’s Prison by cutting a hole in wire mesh surrounding the compound, and were at large for more than two days, told police after their apprehension that they escaped because of interna] arguments with certain other groups of inmates, said Sergeant McCormick.

The defendants, who were each jointly charged with using force to break out of the prison, with intent to gain liberty, were Elsa Hannah Brunning. aged 33. Winnifred Tuwai Kanohi. aged 21. and Desiree Lianne Manga, aged 19. - -•—

All three admitted the offence, and were remanded in custody to January 14 for sentence.

Sergeant McCormick said that Manga was serving a term of six years imprisonment imposed on March 3 last year, Brunning one year imposed on September" 17, and Kanohi three months imposed on November 29. At 9.30 p.m. on Monday, December 27, the three had been placed in the minimum security section of the prison for the night but were later

found to have escaped bycutting a hole in mesh netting surrounding the compound. by using long-handled grass cutters.

They were apprehended when police searched a house in Christchurch at 1 a.m. yesterday. MASSEUSES CHARGED Three young masseuses at city massage parlours were each remanded at large to January 19. without plea, on separate charges of soliciting this month. The defendants were Suzanne Marie Carrington, aged 17. an unemployed masseuse, who was charged with offering herself for prostitution in the Mystique Massage Parlour. Manchester Street, on December 9. Julie Theresa Burgess, aged 20. who faced a similar charge in the Touch of Class massage parlour. Colombo Street, on December 10; and a woman, who was granted interim suppression of her name, was charged with a similar offence at a massage parlour on December 8.

Each was represented by the duty solicitor (Mr J. j. Brandts-Giesen).

The defendant who was granted interim suppression of her name until the re-

mand date, on counsel’s application. was told by the Judge that any application for final suppression would have to be supported bymedical evidence. Mr Brandts-Giesen had submitted that publication of her name could have a detrimental effect on her mother's health. SKYLARKING IN SPA Although discharging without conviction three young men who had climbed over a gate of business premises in Waterloo Road to use the spa pool, the Judge said it would not have been his original intention to discharge them. However, the matter had come before him as a fait accompli in that both the prosecutor (Sergeant J. W. McCormick) and defence counsel (Mr Brandts-Giesen) had asked for a discharge without conviction. The defendants. Leonard Edward Eden, aged 19, a factory worker, Keith Purdon, aged 20, a timber worker, and Anthony James van Hulst, aged 20, an apprentice painter, each admitted a joint charge of being found without reasonable excuse in the premises of Duncan Grey. Ltd, in Waterloo Road. Hornby, on Decem-

ber 29. Each was discharged without conviction but ordered to pay $3O towards the cost of the prosecution. Sergeant McCormick said that the three climbed over a wire gate into the yard of the premises and entered an air tent which had a spa pool. They jumped into the pool but were found there by the owner of the premises. They told police that they had not gone there to take any property. Sergeant "McCormick suggested a discharge without conviction. The Judge said the offence involved their breaking into a property. He asked why the police had brought the charge if a discharge was now sought. The duty solicitor (Mr Brandts-Giesen) in submissions for the three also asked for a discharge without conviction. He said it was a stupid thing for them to do. They knew’ there was a spa pool on the premises and had gone to use it but had not caused any damage. Their “skylarking" was completely different from burglaries with which the city was plagued at present, counsel said.