Getting too drunk at the work Christmas party is inadvisable; beating your boss unconscious, more so. The Dunedin District Court heard yesterday how the man was leading the defendant’s partner out of the property when a scuffle began. Despite being drunk, the defendant jumped into his car, reversed into a parked vehicle and took off. Judge Turner said the victim needed seven stitches and suffered black eyes, a suspected broken nose and concussion. He was also sentenced to 100 hours’ community work, 12 months’ supervision and three months’ disqualification from driving and ordered to pay $680 reparation.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 01, 2017 16:07 UTC