An Ashburton man has been jailed for unleashing a barrage of punches on a 75-year-old man and breaking his ankle with a coffee table. He spent 18 days bedridden in Ashburton and Christchurch hospitals. "Daniel Leahy then picked up a coffee table and threw it at the complainant, landing on his ankle." "As a result of the assault, the complainant suffered minor bleeding to the inside of her nose." Defence lawyer Paul Bradford said Leahy had completed drug and anger management courses in his efforts to reintegrate into the community.

Source: Stuff January 24, 2020 00:00 UTC