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On 19 July 2023, Harcourts real estate agent Yanfei Bao went missing in Christchurch's Hornby suburb. [1] The New Zealand Police mounted a missing person's search in the Christchurch area. [2] On the 24th of July 2023, Tingjun Cao was charged with her kidnapping after attempting to flee to China on the 22nd of July 2023.
Kirsty Marianne Bentley was born on 18 January 1983 at the Christchurch Women's Hospital. She was the second child of her parents, Jill and Sidney Bentley; she had an older brother, John (born 1979). Bentley was by all accounts a normal teenager. Her mother has described her as vibrant, honest and compassionate.
Located on the corner of Cashel and Madras Streets in Christchurch Central City, New Zealand. It became one of the symbols of the February 2011 Christchurch earthquake after 115 people lost their lives when the building collapsed during the disaster; [3] the deaths made up about 60% of the earthquake's total fatalities.
The cliffs of Peacock's Gallop were separated from the road to Sumner by shipping containers stacked two high (photo 2012).. An earthquake occurred in Christchurch on 14 February 2016 at 1:13 p.m. local time (00:13 UTC) and initially recorded as 5.9 [4] on the Richter scale, but subsequently reviewed as 5.7. [5]
Reaction to the death of Pendrous swiftly spread around New Zealand media and was picked up by a number of outlets for weeks following the initial story, broadly criticising the circumstances that allowed Pendrous to lay unnoticed for weeks after his death, and raising concerns about the quality of pastoral care provided by companies offering ...
Sophie Elliott Born Sophie Kate Elliott (1985-06-11) 11 June 1985 Died 9 January 2008 (2008-01-09) (aged 22) Dunedin, New Zealand Cause of death Blood loss as result of stabbing Alma mater University of Otago Parent(s) Gil and Lesley Elliott Clayton Weatherston Born Clayton Robert Weatherston (1976-01-09) 9 January 1976 (age 49) Occupation University economics tutor Criminal charge Murder ...
First person to be judicially executed in New Zealand (although not the first person sentenced to death). Convicted of murdering the family for whom he was working as a farm-hand. 2: Joseph Burns: 17 Jun 1848, Auckland: Convicted of murdering a naval officer Lt Snow and his family at Devonport Naval Base in order to rob them. 3: Maroro: 19 Apr ...
On 24 October 2023, the First Phase Inquest hearing commenced in Christchurch, which would focus on the first nine issues identified in the scope decision as well as whether Al Noor Mosque's emergency exit had malfunctioned during the attack. [29] This inquest is expected to last for six weeks and will involve 140 interested parties.