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A 43-year-old man is in a critical condition in Hutt Hospital after being attacked by a man wielding a garden spade in Wainuiomata.
Police say the man was working on a car at the Wainuiomata Firestone Direct and Caltex store yesterday when he was attacked by a man who apparently knew him. The victim suffered life-threatening head and eye injuries.
Detective Senior Sergeant Ross Levy says a 43-year-old man will appear in court today charged with assault. Further charges are likely.
- NEWSTALK ZB