Men remanded

Press, 21 February 1987, Page 4

Men remanded

Two men facing charges of kidnapping and aggravated robbery were remanded to the end of March for depositions to be taken.

Wayne Levitt Christopher Hapi. aged 21. a labourer (Mr B. Callaghan) was appearing before Judge Hay in the District Court yesterday.

He was remanded in custody. The alleged co-of-fender, appeared in the Children and Young Persons Court After the initial appearance in court last week, and as a result of police inquiries, it was found that the co-offender was under 17 and should have appeared in the Children’s Court

The pair are jointly charged with unlawfully detaining Blair Robert Souden by duress for ransom, and that while armed with a knife they robbed him of $lO.

The charges relate to an incident on the night of February 11 in which a man was allegedly forced at knife-point to drive around Christchurch. INCEST CHARGES

The facts behind a case of incest allegedly committed between a man, aged 24, and his halfsister, aged 18, a solo mother, were "somewhat curious” and not along the normal lines of such offending, said counsel, Mr J. J. Brandts-Giesen. The woman, who faces

the same charge, was remanded on bail of $BOO to February 27. The halfbrother was remanded in custody until Monday. Neither defendant pleaded to the charge. Police say the offending took place between February 11 and 17. TOMAHAWK A man charged with unlawfully possessing a tomahawk, and causing grievous bodily harm to Jason Ace Whatiri, was remanded, without plea, to February 27. Barry Keri Gray, aged 20, unemployed is charged with committing the offences at Lyttelton on February 2. Bail was set at $3OOO, after Sergeant John Dwyer said there was no objection to bail provided a substantial surety was imposed. SHOTGUN CHARGE Two men charged with the unlawful possession of a loaded sawn-off, semiautomatic shotgun, and ammunition, at Kaiapoi, were remanded in custody.

Anthony Charles O’Mahoney, aged 24, unemployed (Mr Emo Bedo) was remanded to April 7 for a defended hearing. Edward Mohi Huria, aged 30, a process worker, was remanded until February 25. Police say the alleged offending took place early yesterday.