Court – Cook Islands News https://www.cookislandsnews.com Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:49:09 +0000 en-US hourly 1 https://wordpress.org/?v=6.6.2 Woman facing additional charges in hit-and-run case https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/woman-facing-additional-charges-in-hit-and-run-case/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=woman-facing-additional-charges-in-hit-and-run-case https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/woman-facing-additional-charges-in-hit-and-run-case/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:18:53 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273129 A woman alleged to have injured four teenagers in a hit and run matter will be facing more charges, the Cook Islands Criminal Court heard last week.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/woman-facing-additional-charges-in-hit-and-run-case/feed/ 0 Court briefs https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/court/court-briefs-56/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-briefs-56 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/court/court-briefs-56/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:18:00 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273126 The case of a man accused of raping a girl under the age of 12 has been adjourned to November 28.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/national/court/court-briefs-56/feed/ 0 Mental health assessment ordered for accused burglar https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/mental-health-assessment-ordered-for-accused-burglar/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=mental-health-assessment-ordered-for-accused-burglar https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/mental-health-assessment-ordered-for-accused-burglar/#respond Mon, 14 Oct 2024 19:16:46 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273122 A psychological assessment of one of the three men accused of a series of burglaries in Rarotonga has been ordered by the Criminal Court in Avarua.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/mental-health-assessment-ordered-for-accused-burglar/feed/ 0 Bus driver sentenced to twelve months’ probation supervision https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/bus-driver-sentenced-to-twelve-months-probation-supervision/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=bus-driver-sentenced-to-twelve-months-probation-supervision https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/bus-driver-sentenced-to-twelve-months-probation-supervision/#respond Sat, 12 Oct 2024 09:17:05 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273105 A 46-year-old Fiji national driver who crashed a tourist bus in December 2022 has been sentenced to 12 months of probation supervision.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/bus-driver-sentenced-to-twelve-months-probation-supervision/feed/ 0 Two-year prison term for dangerous driving causing death in Rarotonga https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/two-year-prison-term-for-dangerous-driving-causing-death-in-rarotonga/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=two-year-prison-term-for-dangerous-driving-causing-death-in-rarotonga https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/two-year-prison-term-for-dangerous-driving-causing-death-in-rarotonga/#respond Fri, 11 Oct 2024 19:28:24 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273031 A man in his 20s has been sentenced to two years imprisonment for dangerous driving, which resulted in the death of a 24-year-old man in Rarotonga last year.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/two-year-prison-term-for-dangerous-driving-causing-death-in-rarotonga/feed/ 0 Container theft accused walks free https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/container-theft-accused-walks-free/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=container-theft-accused-walks-free https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/container-theft-accused-walks-free/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:11:43 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273008 A man charged with theft of a 40-foot container was discharged without conviction yesterday.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/container-theft-accused-walks-free/feed/ 0 Court warns recidivist offender to stay out of trouble https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/court-warns-recidivist-offender-to-stay-out-of-trouble/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=court-warns-recidivist-offender-to-stay-out-of-trouble https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/court-warns-recidivist-offender-to-stay-out-of-trouble/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 19:07:15 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=273006 Recidivist offender Okirua Manuela, who is well-known to the Court system, was warned that any breach of his sentencing conditions could result in imprisonment.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/court-warns-recidivist-offender-to-stay-out-of-trouble/feed/ 0 Team Rakahanga sweeps aquatics medals at Cook Islands Games https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/internal/national/court/team-rakahanga-sweeps-aquatics-medals-at-cook-islands-games/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=team-rakahanga-sweeps-aquatics-medals-at-cook-islands-games https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/internal/national/court/team-rakahanga-sweeps-aquatics-medals-at-cook-islands-games/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 02:53:30 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272995 The aquatics events, held over a three-day race, were the first of the Cook Islands Games’ sports to conclude with Team Rakahanga waving their flag with pride as they dominated several categories.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/uncategorised/internal/national/court/team-rakahanga-sweeps-aquatics-medals-at-cook-islands-games/feed/ 0 First major cocaine case  results in imprisonment https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/crime/court/first-major-cocaine-case-results-in-imprisonment/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=first-major-cocaine-case-results-in-imprisonment https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/crime/court/first-major-cocaine-case-results-in-imprisonment/#respond Thu, 10 Oct 2024 02:29:47 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272971 A New Zealand-based Cook Islander was sentenced to 20 months imprisonment for bringing cocaine and cannabis into the country in the first significant case of its kind.

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]]> https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/crime/court/first-major-cocaine-case-results-in-imprisonment/feed/ 0 Man disqualified for 18 months after third drunk driving charge https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/man-disqualified-for-18-months-after-third-drunk-driving-charge/?utm_source=rss&utm_medium=rss&utm_campaign=man-disqualified-for-18-months-after-third-drunk-driving-charge https://www.cookislandsnews.com/internal/national/court/man-disqualified-for-18-months-after-third-drunk-driving-charge/#respond Tue, 08 Oct 2024 20:36:48 +0000 https://www.cookislandsnews.com/?p=272946 A man with a history of driving related charges in the Cook Islands High Court has been disqualified from driving for 18 months.

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