Police took the unusual step earlier this year of breathalysing a man who was tucked up in bed at his home in Dunedin. Shortly afterwards, police found him tucked up in bed and breathalysed him, the Dunedin District Court heard yesterday. "Restorative justice is not normally a process to make new friends but that appears to be the case here," Judge Flatley said. "Clearly you have significant alcohol issues when one considers you're blacking out as a result of drinking," Judge Flatley said. Judge Flatley also imposed judicial monitoring through which he would be sent regular reports on Trainor's progress in completing the sentence.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 04, 2016 01:30 UTC