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A woman who sparked a
manhunt after claiming she was attacked by a hooded stranger yesterday stood
trembling before a judge. The woman, who allegedly
made a false complaint that she was stabbed while jogging, has been remanded
at large for the police diversion scheme to be considered after appearing in
the Christchurch District Court. The woman stood
trembling in the dock as her lawyer, Al Manco, sought an adjournment for the
case to be considered. Police started a
manhunt after the 47-year-old woman, who was yesterday granted interim name
suppression, claimed she was stabbed in the Styx Mill Reserve in northern
Christchurch. They spent more than 2000 hours investigating the claims. The woman was taken to
Christchurch Hospital with wounds to her abdomen and hands. About 50 officers
and a helicopter scoured the Styx area, but no tr |
