In brief
Impact on victims Widespread support exists for collecting and using impact statements by victims to help the victims of crime. A study by the Justice Department showed they had become a useful measure to help both the process of justice and the victims. The statements were introduced in the Victims of Offences Act, 1987, which required that statements detailing the effects of an offence to the victim be presented to presiding judges in all appropriate criminal cases. — Wellington reporter. Stabbed inmate better A Paparua Prison inmate stabbed in the stomach last week is expected to be released from hospital within a few days. The man, aged 18, was stabbed in the showers in a gang-related incident. He is in a comfortable condition in Christchurch Hospital. The police are investigating. Telephone box on fire Pranksters are believed to have set fire to a telephone box in Spencerville early yesterday. The call box was destroyed by the blaze, lit about 12.30 a.m. The money was not stolen. The police are investigating. Absconder recaptured An absconder from the Kingslea Centre will face three charges of wilful damage, in the District Court today, after a trail of destruction in Christchurch yesterday. The youth, aged 17, allegedly smashed nine windows at the centre during his escape, dented a police patrol car after being captured and damaged a light fixture in his cell. “He was arrested with a bit of a struggle,” Inspector Chris Cole said. The youth was caught in St Albans. Trail of footprints A trail of wet footprints led the police to a 20-year-old who sparked a harbour search by jumping from the ferry Kestrel when it was 400 m out from Devonport wharf on Saturday evening. The man, a merchant seaman on leave, was found in the shower of his Huia Road home trying to warm up after his swim. The Kestrel had turned and with the help of a police launch was searching the area back to the wharf when notified that a patrol had found the man safe.—PA. Blaze damages house Fire severely damaged a house in Ruskin Street, Addington, yesterday. The blaze started in the kitchen soon after 2 a.m. and spread quickly to the roof. The occupants escaped unharmed.
In brief
Press, 29 May 1989, Page 6
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