Wellington: Two men charged with assaulting New Zealand cricketer Jesse Ryder were remanded on bail when they appeared in court on Thursday. A 37-year-old man was charged with assault and a reckless disregard for Ryder's safety, while his nephew aged 20 faced two charges of assault at Christchurch District Court.
Both were granted name suppression at their lawyer's request, though some New Zealand media outlets had previously named them. Police didn't oppose the continuation of bail and Judge Gary MacAskill remanded them to April 18.
The men's lawyer, Jonathan Eaton, said publication of the names or images of the men could jeopardize a fair trial. He said witness accounts already published by the media were "wildly inaccurate and misleading" and his case would hinge on "who is alleged to have done what."
Eaton said although police are not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident, their inquiries were continuing and the defense had not yet been able to study CCTV footage of the late-night incident outside a Christchurch bar....
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09:08 AM, Apr 04, 2013
Jesse Ryder was assaulted outside a bar that initially left him with critical injuries and in an induced coma. ...
02:53 PM, Apr 03, 2013
The New Zealand cricketer was moved on Sunday from the intensive care ward of Christchurch Hospital to a regular ward as he recovers from a fractured skull and punctured lung. ...
10:43 AM, Mar 31, 2013
Jesse Rayder's Pune Warrior India teammate Murali Karthik and Gautam Gambhir wished for a speedy recovery for the New Zealand batsman who is in coma after being assaulted outside a bar. ...
08:43 PM, Mar 28, 2013
Wellington: A strong earthquake struck the Christchurch city of New Zealand on Friday, sending goods tumbling from shelves and prompting terrified holiday shoppers to flee as buildings shook. There was no tsunami alert issued and the city appeared to have been spared major damage. One person was injured at a city mall and was taken to a hospital, Christchurch police said in a statement. But there were no immediate reports...
07:37 AM, Dec 23, 2011
Christchurch: A pair of earthquakes struck within 90 minutes of each near Christchurch, New Zealand, on Monday, the US Geological Survey reported, reviving vivid memories of a deadly quake that killed more than 150 people in February. "It was quite an exciting ride," Christchurch Police Acting Inspector Murray Hurst told CNN after the first quake, adding that there was some damage caused by the quake and a few injuries that...
09:16 AM, Jun 13, 2011
Christchurch: The Christchurch earthquake will cost up to $11 billion and affect GDP growth by 1.5 per cent, the New Zealand government said on Sunday. But the government predicted a silver lining in 2012, as rebuilding gets underway. "We estimate that GDP growth will be around 1.5 per cent points lower in the 2011 calendar year solely as a result of the February earthquake," Xinhua quoted treasury authorities as saying...
06:25 PM, Mar 06, 2011
Christchurch: Grieving New Zealanders prayed in the earthquake-ravaged city of Christchurch on Sunday as rescuers pulled apart leveled buildings in their desperate search for survivors six days after the devastating tremor that killed 147 people. Rescue teams from New Zealand and seven countries, including the United States, China, Japan, and Australia, scoured ruined buildings in the central city and suburban areas hardest hit by Tuesday's 6.3 tremor -- but found...
02:48 PM, Feb 27, 2011
Melbourne: Rescuers in New Zealand's quake-devastated Christchurch city recovered more bodies from the debris of flattened buildings on Saturday, taking the toll to 145 which includes victims of 20 nationalities. There have been no live rescues since Wednesday and given that the number of missing is above 200, the number of dead is certain to rise. The 6.8 magnitude quake that hit Christchurch on Tuesday devastated the city and brought...
08:40 PM, Feb 26, 2011
Christchurch: Violent aftershocks hampered desperate efforts to find survivors in the quake-ruined New Zealand city of Christchurch on Saturday as the death toll climbed to 144 and was set to rise further. Rescue teams from New Zealand and six countries including the United States, China, Japan and Australia scoured the rubble of levelled buildings in the central city and suburban areas hardest hit by Tuesday's 6.3 tremor -- but found...
11:40 AM, Feb 26, 2011
Christchurch: International rescue teams intensified their search for earthquake survivors in New Zealand on Thursday, with the death toll nearing 100 and police said they were gravely concerned about the more than 200 people still missing. Teams from quake-prone countries such as Japan and the United States sent in sniffer dogs and lowered microphones into piles of rubble to probe for signs of life, two days after a 6.3 magnitude...
11:47 AM, Feb 24, 2011
New Delhi: Google is helping people track the missing after a 6.3-magnitude earthquake levelled large parts of Christchurch, New Zealand's second-biggest city. The online tool 'Person Finder: Christchurch Earthquake, February 2011' helps keep track of missing people hit by the earthquake that killed 75. The tool on Google's Appspot service launched soon after the earthquake on February 21 is currently tracking about 8,800 records. The Person Finder for the Christchurch...
05:48 PM, Feb 23, 2011
Christchurch: New Zealand's leader says at least 65 people have been killed in the earthquake that hit the city of Christchurch. Prime Minister John Key told reporters in the stricken city that the death toll was expected to rise further. A 6.3 magnitude earthquake hit Christchurch around lunchtime on Tuesday, collapsing buildings and sending bricks and other heavy debris toppling into busy city streets. ...
07:56 AM, Feb 22, 2011
Wellington: Authorities declared a state of emergency after a major earthquake hit New Zealand's second biggest city, Christchurch, early on Saturday, bringing down power lines, ripping up roads and wrecking building facades, but authorities reported no deaths. A formal civil defence state of emergency was imposed to coordinate recovery operations in the city of around 350,000 after facades collapsed into streets, crushing cars and blocking roads. The earthquake had a...
09:50 AM, Sep 04, 2010
