Man jailed for hitting boy

An Invercargill man has been sentenced to three months’ jail for assaulting an eight-year-old child..

Neville Robert Carlaw appeared before Judge Michael Turner in the Invercargill District Court yesterday for assaulting a child on November 2, 2013.

The court was told Carlaw backhanded the child to the face and then hit him with a rolled-up newspaper.

The judge said Carlaw had a level of intellectual impairment and limited support in the community.

Carlaw’s actions would have been traumatic to the boy, the judge said.

The child had been visiting his home and, while he might have been misbehaving, it was not an excuse for Carlaw’s behaviour toward him, the judge said.

Assault

Gareth Michael Berry, 34, was sentenced to six months’ supervision for injuring a female with reckless disregard on April 5.

Matthew Oliver Neary, was sentenced to 130 hours’ community work and nine months’ supervision for assault on January 29.

Jayanna Raylene Manukau, 31, of Lumsden, was sentenced to 60 hours’ community work for assault on April 4.

Breach

Leroy Clayton Garrick, of Christchurch, was sentenced to one month and two weeks’ jail for breaching community work on March 9 and August 11 last year, driving with a breath-alcohol level of 654mcg, failing to answer bail in December and being unlawfully in an enclosed yard. On a charge of driving while forbidden on August 10, he was convicted and discharged.

Kiel Pearce was sentenced to nine months’ jail for breaching an extended supervision order, made 10 years ago, when he refused to undertake a drug test .

Refusing specimen

Thomas Reretima Kerei, 53, meatworker, was remanded to August 18 for sentence for refusing to accompany a police officer, refusing a blood specimen and refusing an officer’s request on April 12.

Obstructing police

Jed Hamish Pearsey,

23,

meat- worker, was sentenced to 60 hours’ community work for escaping from custody, possessing cannabis, obstructing police and behaving threateningly on April 26. An order was made to destroy the cannabis cigarettes.

Drink-driving

Kane Jonah Mikoz, 25, bricklayer, was sentenced to three months’ jail and disqualified from driving for one year for driving while suspended, driving with a breathalcohol level of 723mcg, operating a vehicle carelessly and failing to stop after an accident on April 8, driving with a breath-alcohol level of 870mcg on May 7 and sustained loss of traction on September 5, 2014

Ricky David Palmer, 51, mech- anic, 594mcg and failing to stop and refusing to accompany an officer on April 19. Remanded to July 31 for sentence.

Vaughn Patrick Colyer, 21, 826mcg and driving carelessly and driving while disqualified on April 18. Remanded to August 18 for sentence.

Christopher Allan Francis, 34, 500mcg on April 24. Fined $530 and disqualified for six months.

Driving

Kerry John Sievwright, 37, dairy worker, of Thornbury, was remanded to reappear on August 4 for careless driving on April 10 when he went through a stop sign and hit another vehicle.

Alexandra Anne Knapp was sentenced to 40 hours’ community work and disqualified from driving for six months for driving while suspended on April 20.