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Police intel files reveal fresh details on little-known Kiwi gangs subject to new law. The Supreme Court found a detective's evidence on gang heirarchies was inadmissable. He ended a month affair - and then his lover told police he threatened to kill her. Helena Cribb told a probation officer she hadn't drunk alcohol in months.
Also added to the list is Auckland's TwoEight Brotherhood, taking the total to 37 gangs. He allegedly displayed gang insignia on the day the ban came into force. The Ombudsman has also raised concerns over the treatment of people inside Auckland South. The jury was asked to weigh whether it was a case of strangulation or self-defence. If Kiwis launched a helicopter in the hotly contested waters, so too would Chinese. The businessman is on trial accused of strangling and repeatedly assaulting his ex.
The wealthy businessman is accused of strangling and repeatedly assaulting his ex. The booze cruise descended into anarchy on Saturday as fights broke out on board. Crips are on the list but the Bloods are not. That could be set to change. Phillip Robarts allegedly displayed gang insignia same day patch ban kicked in.
Ron Mansfield KC took aim at her evidence in hours of tense cross-examination. The man denies all four charges and is defending the allegations in a trial this week. Lawyer says the family 'does not know what tomorrow will look like'. Herbert Bradley foresaw his own death, but who was the year-old murdered last year? Bradley died after a desperate struggle over a knife in his Upper Queen St apartment.
