New Zealand Herald

2022 - 7 - 16

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Police charged over death of Head Hunter gang member in custody (New Zealand Herald)

At the time of his death, Taranaki Fuimaono was a senior member of the Head Hunters motorcycle gang and about to stand trial on serious methamphetamine charges.

These concerns range from staffing levels, staff training, facilities and the issue of if certain persons should be detained in police custody at all. He had taken a different path in life but he was trying to get himself straight, doing rehab." One was Allen Ball. The 55-year-old died in the Hawera police station in May 2019 after drinking a large quantity of alcohol and taking painkillers. The charges allege the police failed in their primary duty of care to ensure the health and safety of others, and in doing so exposed an individual to risk of death or serious injury or illness. A spokesperson for WorkSafe confirmed details of the charges laid in June but declined to comment further as the matter was before the court. The New Zealand Police has been charged with alleged breaches of health and safety laws after the death of a senior gang member in custody, in the first prosecution of its kind.

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'Devastating betrayal': Office administrator steals $120k from employer (New Zealand Herald)

Christine Mary Bennenbroek, 58, was convicted and sentenced in the Alexandra District Court yesterday on charges of theft in a special relationship and ...

Riddle suggested a starting point of three years' prison, with reductions for the defendant's early guilty plea, remorse and voluntary repayment of the money, which would allow a sentence of home detention. A report by Bennenbroek's therapist linked the offending to unresolved trauma as an adolescent, as well as anxiety, depression and low self-esteem that was exacerbated by the failure of her marriage in 2009. She also paid herself extra wages, used a company fuel card to buy diesel in bulk for her business and failed to repay the company thousands of dollars for a phone account she used for her own business.

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