A man has appeared in the Waitakere District Court facing serious violence charges after an alleged attack at a West Auckland bar.
As the brief hearing neared its end, raw simmering emotions reached boiling point in the packed public gallery of the courtroom.
"F**k you. F**k you," people yelled at the accused.
"Your guy caused it," another yelled back.
Security guards stood in the middle to physically separate the two sides of supporters.