“We can confirm that the victim and the offender are known to each other and police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the assault,” McPherson said. Neighbour Amit Sami said he saw a body on the ground when he came home on Saturday after doing his shopping. He said he believed the man was severely beaten up. “On Saturday, when I was reversing into my driveway, I saw an ambulance and police vehicles . and I saw the body lying on the ground. He looked like he was in his early 30s or late 20s. “His face was all swollen, everything was covered in blood. He took a good hiding,” Sami said.
Press Release – New Zealand Police
Attributed to Detective Senior Sergeant Veronica McPherson, Counties Manukau CIB.
Counties Manukau CIB have arrested a 27-year-old man in relation to a serious assault which occurred in Manurewa on Friday evening.
The male victim was located at a Friedlanders Road address on Saturday afternoon and remains in a critical condition in Auckland Hospital.
We can confirm that the victim and the offender are known to each other and Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the assault.
The man has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and kidnapping.
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CCTV footage of the alleged incident at TJ Handcrafted in Botany Town Centre shows a man with a shotgun entering the store.
A man has been arrested following the aggravated robbery of a jewellery shop in east Auckland. The store owner, T Jordan, who did not want to be fully named, said he was alone in the shop when two men wearing face masks entered and held him at gunpoint. The 41-year-old arrested man appeared at Manukau District Court, in south Auckland, on January 16, facing charges of aggravated robbery with firearm and aggravated assault, police said.
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