Jail on theft charge

Press, 4 June 1988, Page 6

Jail on theft charge

A woman who stole two wallets and their contents from the staff room of a Christchurch store told the police she needed cash to pay for a lawyer, said Sergeant C. Woodham in the District Court yesterday. Maria Loi Luafutu, aged 23, a solo mother (Mr R. S. Peters), also admitted assaulting a member of the store’s staff and using insulting words. She was convicted by Judge Frampton and jailed for six months.

Mr Peters said his client did not recall much about the incident, which occurred on April 15, nor the explanation she made. INDECENCY CHARGES Interim suppression of name was granted to a man, aged 44, facing charges of inducing a girl, aged 12, to do an indecent act on him, and with doing indecent , acts on her. ' The alleged offending occurred at various times between June, 1981, and December, 1984. The defendant was remanded to June 16. DRUG CHARGE A charge of possessing cannabis for sale was denied by a man, aged 48. The accused, represented by Mr J. J. Brandts-Giesen, was remanded to July 29 for a defended hearing. The police say the alleged offence occurred on May 30. DRUG CHARGE Bail was not opposed for a solo mother charged with possessing Lysergide. Johanna Mary Louise Van’t Wout, aged 26, was remanded without plea to June 17.