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    Indication on why the court case for the man who lit Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire stretched across five long weeks
     27 September 2025
    Indication on why the court case for the man who lit Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire stretched across five long weeks
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    A criminal law expert says the trial for the man who set Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire was a typical case of insanity being pleaded
    27 Sep: A criminal law expert says the trial for the man who set Wellington's Loafers Lodge on fire was a typical case of insanity being pleaded... more
    The sister of a man who died in the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was in tears as the verdict was delivered in the High Court at Wellington
    26 Sep: The sister of a man who died in the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was in tears as the verdict was delivered in the High Court at Wellington... more
    The guilty verdict in the trial of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was made by a jury of only 10 people
    26 Sep: The guilty verdict in the trial of the fatal Loafers Lodge fire was made by a jury of only 10 people... more
    Jurors in Wellington's Loafer's Lodge fire trial will start a third day of deliberations after not reaching a decision yesterday
    26 Sep: Jurors in Wellington's Loafer's Lodge fire trial will start a third day of deliberations after not reaching a decision yesterday... more
    One person's dead and another's seriously injured after a car fire in Lower Hutt overnight
    25 Sep: One person's dead and another's seriously injured after a car fire in Lower Hutt overnight... more
    Wellington's mayor has U-turned on plans to run again for the role in the future, and is instead eyeing up Parliament with the Green Party
    24 Sep: Wellington's mayor has U-turned on plans to run again for the role in the future, and is instead eyeing up Parliament with the Green Party... more
    A homicide investigation continues after a murder charge was withdrawn in High Court in Wellington
    23 Sep: A homicide investigation continues after a murder charge was withdrawn in High Court in Wellington... more
    The defence is closing its case in the High Court in Wellington today, in the month-long trial of the man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire
    23 Sep: The defence is closing its case in the High Court in Wellington today, in the month-long trial of the man accused of lighting the fatal Loafers Lodge fire... more
    A jury's heard that escape was impossible for the five people who were killed in the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington
    22 Sep: A jury's heard that escape was impossible for the five people who were killed in the 2023 Loafers Lodge fire in Wellington... more

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