Christchurch man who took illicit drugs, bashed elderly woman escapes conviction after automatism defence accepted
2 Feb, 2021 12:38 AM
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Maia Tirikatene outside court with her supporters after the man who attacked her was discharged without conviction on Tuesday. Photo / George Heard.
Maia Tirikatene outside court with her supporters after the man who attacked her was discharged without conviction on Tuesday. Photo / George Heard.
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
A Christchurch man who brutally beat an elderly service station worker after taking illicit drugs has been granted a discharge without conviction and permanent name suppression after the court accepted his defence of automatism.
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