Five teens, the oldest of them 15, have been apprehended after an alleged Waipukurau assault that left a man critically injured.
Reece Hingaia, 24, said he was left critically injured with multiple broken ribs, a collapsed lung and a concussion on April 17 after a group of youths allegedly beat him and hit him with what he understood was a scooter.
The incident took place about 11.35pm and was reported to police as an altercation between a man and a group of youths in the middle of the intersection of Russell St and Herbert St.
Detective Senior Sergeant Sally Patrick said in a statement on Friday
a 15-year-old, had been arrested.
