Solomone Hopoi, 34, has pleaded not guilty to eight charges which allegedly arose at a Weld St Property in March. A Blenheim tattoo artist has denied charges of "kidnapping", child neglect and unlawful possession of a shotgun. Police charged Solomone Hopoi, 34, with unlawfully detaining a child at a Weld St property in Blenheim on Sunday, March 29. Police alleged Hopoi incited violence towards the child which was likely to cause suffering, namely emotional harm to the child. READ MORE:* Blenheim man faces charges of detaining child, inciting violence and threatening to killHopoi was also charged with threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm, possessing a beretta shotgun, a baseball bat, and receiving property worth more than $1000.

Source: Stuff June 14, 2020 23:48 UTC