Man charged after police negotiators, AOS called out for alleged hostage situation in Dunedin

Video / NZ HeraldA 21-year-old man has been remanded in custody on an assault charge, after he appeared to hold a woman hostage with a weapon in central Dunedin. He said there was a physical argument between a man and woman involving a weapon (not a firearm) at a residential apartment. “During the course of the argument, it appears the man tried to stop the woman from leaving the house. “However, with the assistance of emergency services, she was able to leave without incident.”The incident appeared to relate to a family-harm incident. The man has been remanded in custody on charges of assault on a person in a family relationship.