The Star: May 03, 2018
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<strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong> 3<br />
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Latest Christchurch news at www.star.kiwi<br />
Thursday <strong>May</strong> 3 <strong>2018</strong><br />
Fire rages, homes at risk<br />
Suppression orders breached<br />
Police issue<br />
warning to<br />
web page<br />
• By Bridget Rutherford<br />
POLICE HAVE ordered the<br />
administrators of a web page<br />
to remove content relating to<br />
the Merivale homicide because<br />
it was in breach of High Court<br />
suppression orders.<br />
<strong>The</strong> move has prompted a<br />
warning suppression orders<br />
are there for a reason, and any<br />
further breaches may result in<br />
prosecution.<br />
<strong>The</strong> information was in<br />
relation to the alleged murder of<br />
Nicole Marie Tuxford, 27, whose<br />
body was found at an Exeter St<br />
property on April 7.<br />
<strong>The</strong> 54-year-old Aranui man<br />
charged with her murder and<br />
sexual violation has name<br />
suppression.<br />
Other details surrounding<br />
the case have also been<br />
suppressed.<br />
Detective Senior Sergeant<br />
Scott Anderson told <strong>The</strong> <strong>Star</strong><br />
police had received a couple of<br />
tip-offs about the information<br />
online.<br />
“<strong>The</strong> administrators were<br />
identified and visited and<br />
advised of the suppression<br />
orders in relation to the case.<br />
<strong>The</strong>y complied and removed the<br />
content.”<br />
He said the two people were<br />
asked to monitor the web page<br />
from now on. Police would<br />
continue to monitor online<br />
content, along with other<br />
agencies, he said.<br />
Police were taking suppression<br />
breaches in this case very<br />
seriously, he said.<br />
“We don’t want to jeopardise<br />
the process.<br />
“In the interest of justice,<br />
suppression orders are there<br />
for a reason. And in this case in<br />
the interest of the defendant’s<br />
right to have a fair trial, as<br />
frustrating as it is, patience is<br />
required.”<br />
Breaching a suppression<br />
order is punishable under the<br />
Criminal Procedures Act 2011. It<br />
can result in imprisonment of up<br />
to six months.<br />
High Court criminal manager<br />
Helen Vermeulen said the two<br />
individuals spoken to by police<br />
were asked to ensure the site’s<br />
users were aware of the court<br />
order.<br />
“<strong>The</strong>y were also advised that<br />
any further breaches may result<br />
in prosecution.”<br />
<strong>The</strong> murder accused is also<br />
charged with unlawfully taking<br />
Ms Tuxford’s car and entering<br />
the property without permission<br />
with a knife and using it as a<br />
weapon.<br />
He appeared in the High<br />
Court in Christchurch on Friday<br />
via video link from prison for a<br />
pre-trial callover.<br />
He was remanded in custody<br />
until his next court appearance<br />
on June 29.<br />
REMOVED: <strong>The</strong> online<br />
content related to<br />
the alleged murder of<br />
Nicole Marie Tuxford on<br />
Merivale’s Exeter St.<br />
PHOTOS: MARTIN<br />
HUNTER<br />
in brief<br />
Radio DJ’s wife<br />
awaits surgery<br />
Simon Barnett’s wife Jodi<br />
remains in hospital with her<br />
family by her side awaiting<br />
surgery after suffering “a fit or<br />
a stroke” on Sunday morning.<br />
Radio DJ Barnett’s More FM<br />
co-host Gary McCormick broke<br />
the news to listeners on Tuesday.<br />
“She’s been diagnosed with two<br />
lesions on the brain,” McCormick<br />
said.<br />
Teenager named<br />
after stabbing<br />
A 19-year-old can now be named<br />
after he was charged in relation<br />
to a stabbing in Northcote Rd.<br />
Marcus Hirini has pleaded not<br />
guilty and elected trial by jury.<br />
He denies the charge of wounding<br />
with intent to cause grievous<br />
bodily harm, which stems from<br />
an incident at a house in Northcote<br />
at 2am on February 17. <strong>The</strong><br />
alleged 43-year-old victim was<br />
hospitalised with critical injuries.<br />
City roads to get<br />
funding boost<br />
A cash injection into the city’s<br />
road maintenance fund is on<br />
its way. During city council<br />
Long Term Plan discussions<br />
New Zealand Transport Agency<br />
senior investment adviser<br />
Andrew Washington said the<br />
chief executive, Fergus Gammie,<br />
would be informing the city<br />
council of an increase in its road<br />
maintenance budget. Currently<br />
the budget is $40 million over<br />
the next 10 years. Fifty per cent is<br />
funded by NZTA.<br />
Oxford Gap<br />
transformation starts<br />
Work to transform Oxford Gap,<br />
a short section of Oxford Tce<br />
between Christchurch Hospital<br />
and the new outpatients building,<br />
starts on Monday. Oxford<br />
Tce between Tuam and Antigua<br />
Sts will be closed from <strong>May</strong> to<br />
December for the work. <strong>The</strong> gap<br />
will form a shared space drop-off<br />
and pick-up area for the Health<br />
Precinct and will connect to the<br />
Avon River Precinct.<br />
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