A Japanese chef who punched a workmate and smashed a portacom using a golf club in Glenorchy last week appeared "homesick'', Judge Bernadette Farnan said.
Suguru Yoshimine, 22, appeared by audiovisual link in the Queenstown District Court yesterday and admitted possession of an offensive weapon, a golf club, in circumstances which showed an intention to use it to commit an offence involving the threat of violence, and assaulting David Wilson, both on February 6 at Glenorchy.
Prosecuting sergeant Ian Collin said Yoshimine began working as a chef in Glenorchy in November and was living in staff accommodation with other colleagues.
While having breakfast on February 6, he began to verbally abuse a female colleague and when challenged he left.
He later returned, appeared intoxicated, swore at and abused his supervisor and stated he was "quitting''.
