Police on Waterworth Ave in Onekawa on Monday afternoon after the alleged brawl. Photo / Warren Buckland
Police on Waterworth Ave in Onekawa on Monday afternoon after the alleged brawl. Photo / Warren Buckland
Four people were injured in three attacks in Napier within 24 hours.
The road rage-related machete attack, a group brawl and a dairy hold-up all happened between Monday afternoon and Tuesday morning. Three people were taken to hospital, including one man with a bloodied hand allegedly from a machete.
In that incident, police say the man was attacked in what appeared to be a road-rage incident in the industrial area of Pandora about 8.20am on Tuesday along Thames St.
Several police vehicles were near the scene soon after and the victim could be seen with a bandage and blood visible on his right hand as he spoke to police.
A police officer at the scene said the man had been attacked by someone with a machete during an apparent road-rage incident.
Police responded to an incident in Napier in which a man was attacked by a machete on Tuesday morning. Photo / Warren Buckland
The man in his 30s was taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital in a moderate condition by Hato Hone St John Ambulance.
A 46-year-old man has been arrested following the attack. He has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and wilful damage.
In a separate incident on Monday afternoon, three people were injured and two taken to hospital after an alleged group brawl in another part of Napier.
Police were called to the alleged fight about 3.10pm involving a group of people on Waterworth Ave in Onekawa.
A witness said there were armed police visible on the street about 4pm.
A Hato Hone St John spokesman said two patients were taken to Hawke’s Bay Hospital after the incident. One was in a serious condition and the other in a moderate condition.
A police statement said one person was reported to have been seen “with what appeared to be a firearm”. No firearm had yet been recovered and police said none of the injuries were from a gunshot.
Police arrested one person on an unrelated matter and inquiries were continuing.
Hawke’s Bay Hospital said one person presented to hospital, a man in his 30s, who was discharged the same night as the incident.
Later on Monday, about 6.25pm, in the neighbouring suburb of Pirimai, police were called to an aggravated robbery at Pirimai Plaza Dairy on Bill Hercock St.
The alleged aggravated robbery happened at Pirimai Plaza Dairy. Photo / Warren Buckland
A dairy worker was threatened and forced to hand over money. Thankfully, the victim was uninjured, a police spokesman said.
The offender, a young man, left in a vehicle which police spotted travelling towards Hastings.
“The driver failed to stop when signalled and continued at speed through Hastings and then across to Flaxmere.”
About 6.50pm, the vehicle was stopped on Portsmouth Rd in Flaxmere, where a suspect was taken into custody.
“The victim of the aggravated robbery is understandably shaken, but did everything right by following instructions and alerting police as soon as it was safe to do so,” the spokesman said.
“They are being provided with support.”
A 20-year-old man has been charged with failing to stop and was due in Hastings District Court on Tuesday. Inquiries are continuing and further charges are likely.
A representative at the dairy declined to comment.
