Gore District Court

A Gore judge was left with no option but to send a woman to jail after she refused the option of a home detention sentence.

Corrinnee Percy, 55, of Mataura, was sentenced to two months’ jail and ordered to pay $374.46 reparation by Judge Brandts Giesen in the Gore District Court yesterday for assault using a walking stick as a weapon and intentional damage on May 31.

Percy pushed the victim, who she believed her partner had cheated on her with, in the chest before hitting her several times with a walking stick.

Percy then broke four windows at the victim’s flat.

The judge said the offending has an ‘‘emotionally significant’’ impact on the victim and he hoped Percy, who continued to interrupt the court during sentencing, would reflect on how ‘‘silly’’ she could be from time to time while she was in jail.

Assault

Warren Joseph Cruden, 55, sentenced to three months’ community detention for assault and trespassing on October 12 and intimidation on November 28.

Wiremu Paki Cribb, remanded until November 8 for sentencing for assaulting a female and a child on August 5.

Jacqueline Aki Waipouri, 53, ordered to come up if upon in 12 months for assault and using threatening language on September 22.

Intimidation

Damon John Ritchie, 26, sentenced to 12 months supervision, four months community detention and ordered to pay $800 reparation for damaging a house with the intent to intimidate on May 29.

Theft

Isaac Mcarley, 18, plumber, sentenced to 200 hours’ community work, five months community detention and disqualified from driving for six months for stealing two motorbikes on May 8.

The judge reserved his decision on the amount of reparation Mcarley would have to pay.

Wilful damage

David Allan Noah, 31, ordered to pay $700 reparation and sentenced to 12 months supervision for kicking a car.

Drugs

James Murray Dickson, 23, shearer, fined $650 for possession of cannabis and a bong on September 7.

Driving

Murray James Parker, 46, driver of Dunedin, ordered to pay a $500 emotional harm payment after driving carelessly causing injury on December 19. Parker had been transferring a house on the Waipahi Highway, near Clinton, when he crashed into a van and injured the driver.

The victim suffered a deep cut to his head which needed 12 staples to close.

Harley John Gerritsen, 25, fined $900 and disqualified from driving for seven months for dangerous driving on August 13. Gerritsen was stopped by police after being recorded driving at a speed of 174kmh on Highway.

Nicholas Asheed Rowe, 18, sentenced to 120 hours’ community work and disqualified from driving for 10 months for careless driving and driving while disqualified on June 5 and driving while disqualified on June 11.

Cherry Hazel Laaiva, 35, disqualified from driving for six months for driving while disqualified on September 8.

Jennifer Margaret Morrison, 34, dairy worker, fined $500 and disqualified from driving for two months for driving while her licence was revoked on September 21.

Danyon William Munro, 22, dairy worker, fined $750 and disqualified from driving for six months for driving while disqualified on September 13. the

Drink-driving

Garston-Athol Hemi Braven, 32, nursery working, remanded until October 18 for sentencing for driving with a breath alcohol level of 791mcg, careless driving and failing to stop at the scene of an accident on September 4.

Jesse Lauder Moss-Young, 23. Fined $950 and disqualified from driving for eight months for recording 554mcg on August 12.

Malcolm Peter McLean, 53, farm hand. Fined $1200 and disqualified from driving for 14 months for recording 547mcg on September 3.

Mason Adam Calder, 21, greenkeeper. Fined $500 and disqualified from driving for six months for recording 477mcg on August 20.