Felicity Dear

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A Dunedin rape victim had to fight to get her case heard after the city’s prosecutors declined to take on the case. Last week, Sam Thomas Foster, 20, appeared in the Dunedin District Court and was jailed for more than four years for raping the woman when she was living at residential hall Salmond College in 2022. In a statement to court, the victim said complaining to police and going through the court process had been the hardest thing she had ever had to do.

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Felicity Dear

A man who admitted drop-kicking a kitten says he never abused the people he lived with. Cory James Gilliand-Dickson, 20, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday for the final day of his judge-alone trial. On Monday, he pleaded guilty to a charge of ill-treating an animal, but was defending charges of assault in a family relationship, assaulting a child, threatening to kill and supplying cannabis, stemming from incidents between January and May last year.

2 days ago | odt.co.nz | Felicity Dear

Thursday, 26 June 2025 You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinA woman who believed she was going fruit picking in Roxburgh instead was sexually assaulted and had a knife held to her throat. Tyrone John Te-Puke Wairepo, 47, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday after earlier pleading guilty to four charges of assaulting a female, strangulation, indecent assault and threatening to kill.

4 days ago | odt.co.nz | Felicity Dear

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinCrimeA Dunedin man on trial for domestic violence charges, including assaulting a baby, has admitted drop-kicking a kitten. Cory James Gilliand-Dickson, 20, appeared in the Dunedin District Court yesterday for a judge-alone trial, but at the 11th hour pleaded guilty to a charge of ill-treating an animal.

5 days ago | odt.co.nz | Felicity Dear

You are not permitted to download, save or email this image. Visit image gallery to purchase the image. NewsDunedinCrimeA woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter in relation to a six-year-old. The woman, who has interim name suppression, appeared in the Dunedin District Court this afternoon facing a charge of manslaughter. Court documents allege the woman neglected her legal duty to provide necessaries for a six-year-old child, causing their death.