Derogatory comments online led to a physical confrontation involving a wrench pipe and possibly a cricket bat in Brighton, Dunedin, yesterday.
A man, 28, who was fed up with abusive messages on Facebook from an old acquaintance went to a property to take up the matter more directly, Dunedin Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said.
He dented a car when he took a swing with a wrench pipe,
and an associate assaulted the person who had made inflammatory posts.
The Otago Daily Times reported earlier police were called to a fight involving weapons in Brighton about 10am yesterday.
