Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Newman said the 72-year-old man was playing with his grandchildren when he was approached by a man aged his his late teens or early. The young man tried to lure the man away and when he was ignored, he cut the elderly man with a knife. Related Content Elderly man playing with grandchildren before 'unprovoked attack' in Remuera park Video Watch: Elderly man stabbed in neck at Remuera park in Auckland Your views: Readers' lettersThe man himself was "doing alright", Newman said. Victim 'struck in the neck'The man was the victim of an unprovoked attack, police say. The man was at the park with family members when a man approached him, said police.

Source: New Zealand Herald January 26, 2017 00:54 UTC