Woman flees from dock before judge delivers jail sentenceNikita Chela McCausland's attempt to escape custody was foiled by Christchurch court security staff. A woman who fled the dock as a judge handed her a 25-month jail sentence got a brief taste of freedom before being recaptured by security staff. McCausland was then put into the more secure dock for people in custody so that Judge MacAskill could complete the sentencing. Judge MacAskill said she had been sentenced to 100 hours of community work for two charges of driving while suspended. She then got another woman to sign in as her and do two days of the sentence and had delivered the woman to the work centre herself.

Source: Stuff June 21, 2017 06:13 UTC