The 22-year-old man allegedly behind the February 13 bomb scare at Ashburton School appeared briefly Decide Dominic Dravitzki within the Ashburton District Courtroom yesterday.
The Ashburton man, who had been granted interim identify suppression, faces two expenses in relation to the fictional bomb menace.
Police had been alerted about 8.30am on February 13, after the varsity acquired a bomb menace.
Ashburton School pupils had been ushered out of sophistication for 40 minutes till the police gave the all clear.
The person was arrested at his dwelling tackle shortly after 9am on the identical day.
He faces a cost off offering a false assertion a couple of bomb menace and a second cost of utilizing a telecommunications gadget to report a fictitious bomb menace.
Lawyer Paul Bradford requested the decide to adjourn the case whereas police thought-about whether or not they would provide the person diversion.
Diversion is a chance for folks dealing with comparatively minor offences as first time offenders to fulfil circumstances set out by the police to keep away from a conviction on their report.
The person will seem once more on April 8. Decide Dravitzki stated interim identify suppression could be reconsidered then.
Ashburton School was hit by a second bomb menace just a few days later -believed to be by a distinct particular person.
Principal Simon Coleman stated a message threatening a bombing incident on the college on February 19 was left on the varsity’s telephone system, and picked up by an administration workers member within the night of February 18.
The workers member referred to as Coleman about 7.30pm and police had been then contacted.
The second name was routed via a VPN in the USA.
By Sharon Davis