Repeat Offender Charged With Blesilda Gotingco’s Murder ? “A National Disgrace” – UPDATED 19 June

The speed with which police arrested a 27 year old man for the murder of North Shore woman Blesilda Gotingco can only mean that he was already known to them. It is highly likely this man has committed other crimes of violence against women, and there’s a strong chance he is already on parole for…

New Zealand Brutal Place for Women and Tourists. Amy Farrall, Niki Honda, Michaela Brandl et al…updated

Another sad reminder today that New Zealand continues to be a brutally unsafe place for women and tourists, whilst Christchurch has a hard time living down its reputation as the nation’s murder capital. Until the National led government recently started interfering with reporting requirements by making “procedural changes that wiped thousands of crimes off the…