A cancer survivor from Whanganui was viciously assaulted and left for dead on Smithfield Road almost four weeks ago. It was just after midnight when he passed an address on Smithfield Road – a road he used to live on – when a voice called 'yo' from a property off the street. "Then one of them said it was my lucky night and they were giving me a chance to run. Warner was discovered face down and unconscious on Smithfield Road by a passerby at 2am on Sunday, September 9. Whanganui police appealed to the public for witnesses on the Wednesday following the assault, but have no new updates at this time.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 05, 2018 20:26 UTC