Belinda Feek

Inmate Judge Heke was in the exercise yard at Spring Hill Prison when he launched a surprise attack on another inmate with a crudely-made shank.

He then hid the shank inside a milk carton in a rubbish bin.

A young Frenchman charged when his girlfriend was seriously injured after falling from his car during an argument has managed to avoid a conviction, mostly due to apparent “overcharging” by police when they laid his charges.

The victim supported her former partner's discharge without conviction.

Craig Foliola's teen passenger spent a month in hospital but he's avoided a conviction.

A 13-year-old boy spent a month in hospital after a speeding car he was a passenger in became airborne and flew over a roundabout before crashing to the ground and rolling multiple times.

Dave Rodger's injuries were so severe, police prepared for a homicide investigation.

By Belinda Feek, Open Justice reporter of Finn Higgins in the dock of the High Court at Hamilton. Photo: NZ Herald/ Belinda Feek

Dalton Taylor's city centre attack lasted more than seven minutes.

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