Police have arrested a man for the vicious attack that left millionaire Hawke's Bay businessman Sam Kelt with a suspected fractured skull and eye socket.
Detective Senior Sergeant Greg Turner of Tauranga CIB confirmed today that a Western Bay of Plenty man would reappear in Tauranga District Court on Monday after being remanded this week on a charge of common assault.
Mr Kelt was attacked after apparently remonstrating with boy racers in Marine Parade in Mt Maunganui earlier this month.
He was punched to the ground and kicked a number of times.
Merchant banker Mr Kelt is best known as the sponsor of New Zealand's richest horse race, the $1 million Kelt Capital Stakes, and has plans to increase the stake to $2 million next year.
- NZPA
Man arrested for millionaire businessman's assault
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