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Allegations of Sexual
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A Timaru man dialled 111 and
claimed his neighbour was threatening to kill him with a knife, because he
wanted attention. Gregory Owen Purvis, 29,
unemployed, pleaded guilty to making a false complaint to police, when he
appeared before Judge Barry Morris in the Timaru District Court yesterday. Six police officers, including a
dog handler, had arrived at Purvis's home as a result of his 111 call. His
neighbour, who had an intellectual disability, was questioned by police. Counsel Wayne van Vuuren said
Purvis had been drinking prior to making the call. A relationship had ended
and he was feeling sorry for himself. Purvis did not realise his
neighbour had a disability and there had been nothing malicious in claiming
the man was the offender. Purvis was ordered to come up for
sentence if called upon within nine months. |
