Sickness Beneficiary On Stabbing Count (Press, 19 July 1986)

On 19 July 1986, a District Court session revealed a series of criminal cases. A 19-year-old sickness beneficiary, Shane Terence Fox, was remanded in custody until 25 July following serious charges related to a stabbing incident at a flat on Gracefield Avenue. The victim, Shane Ian Sampson, also known as Michelle Shar Sampson, sustained severe chest and stomach wounds. Fox faced charges of intentionally injuring Sampson and assaulting another individual, Zeana Isabella Lilly Solomon. A duty solicitor representing Fox sought bail, which was opposed by the police due to the severity of the charges. Judge Frampton denied the bail, labelling it as being against the public interest and also refused an application to have the bail appeal considered privately. In a separate case, Geoffrey Robert Muir, a 31-year-old unemployed man, was fined $300 after being found guilty of bookmaking activities. Muir had a prior criminal history, but this was his first offence related to betting. He explained to the court that he had been taking bets over the phone and relaying them to an unnamed third party. Sergeant G. Buchanan stated that police discovered evidence of Muir's bookmaking operation during a search of his home on 16 July. Additionally, John Terence Mason, a 23-year-old prisoner, was remanded in custody until 25 July on charges of escaping from the police as well as trying to steal a car valued at $1000 and taking $5.10 from a woman on 18 July. No pleas were entered during this hearing. Moreover, Shane John Pooley, a 21-year-old tool restorer, was convicted of fraudulently obtaining $1805 through cheques stolen from a boarder in his home. Pooley admitted to taking 18 cheques from the complainant's cheque book and spending the money on personal expenses. Sergeant Buchanan noted that Pooley's actions were motivated by a dislike towards the complainant, and he was remanded on bail until 1 August for a sentencing report. Also, Philip James Ives, 20 years old and unemployed, received a sentence of periodic detention for two months and was ordered to pay $700 in compensation after being convicted of three burglary charges. The burglaries involved stealing property worth $2975 from holiday homes in Charteris Bay. Ives was required to undergo six months of probationary supervision as part of his sentencing. Counsel indicated that his only explanation for the burglaries was financial desperation. Overall, these cases illustrate ongoing issues surrounding violence, financial crime, and property theft within the community.

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