Michael Wahrlich was known in Wellington as Mike the Juggler and died in a fire at his accommodation earlier this year. A year before Loafers Lodge fire victim Michael "Mike the Juggler" Wahrlich died, he was beaten for almost 20 minutes in his home by a man wanting a cigarette. About 10.55pm on April 29 last year, Arena, 41, knocked on Wahrlich's apartment door, the Wellington District Court heard today. Jade Akarana Arena was sentenced in the Wellington District Court today. On a charge of wounding with intent to injure, Arena was sentenced to six months of community detention, coupled with nine months of intensive supervision.

Source: New Zealand Herald December 01, 2023 10:10 UTC