Women charged over table bashing home invasion

Two women will reappear in court after they faced charges in Masterton yesterday related to a home invasion. Photo / file

Two women have been appeared in court after another was bashed with a table in a home invasion in Masterton.

Elizabeth Kapene, 32, unemployed of Masterton, and Sophie Alice Hodder, 19, a Featherston shedhand, have been jointly charged with the attack on the woman.

They allegedly entered her home with the intention of committing a crime, using a table as a weapon, and also with intentionally damaging five windows in the house.

At their appearance in Masterton District Court today, Hodder was remanded on bail until November 23.

JP Neil Camerton remanded Kapene in custody until Monday.

Also in court over the alleged bashing was Quanita Robinson, 52, of rural Featherston.

She faced a charge of wilfully attempting to pervert the course of justice by trying to influence the victim to alter her statement to police.

She was remanded on bail until November 23.

The trio were arrested after an injured woman turned up at Masterton Police Station early on October 28.

An ambulance took her to Wairarapa Hospital where she was treated for cuts and bruises.