Stranger threatened guests at 80th birthday before fleeing with a Margarita
He walked over to the cake table, picked up a knife and started eating a piece of cake.
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'Growing problem': Nelson man shares child exploitation video on Snapchat
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'Wilful blindness': Nelson doctor fined for affair with patient’s husband
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Man alleged to have driven his car into a holiday park cabin
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Bullied health worker says Worksafe findings were like 'having a knife twisted'
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Norfolk Island murderer deported, arrives in Christchurch
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