A Christchurch woman has an agonising wait for medical test results after a Hepatitis C sufferer flicked blood in her face.
Brandon Lee Coulson, 17, contracted the virus, which is spread through blood-to-blood contact, at a young age, a court heard today.
He became agitated during a recent domestic argument with a woman that NZME has chosen not to identify.
Coulson verbally abused the woman in a kitchen before going into a laundry room where he punched a hole in a wall, cutting his hand, Christchurch District Court heard.
When he returned to the kitchen, Coulson again yelled at the victim.