McKenzie St in Taneatua where a man's hand was severed in a serious assault on Sunday. A man's hand was severed in an altercation in a small Bay of Plenty town. A witness to the daylight assault has claimed the attack was the result of gang tensions exacerbated by allegations of domestic violence. Police refused to divulge how the man's hand was severed or the weapon used. The witness said they tried to film the violence using their mobile phone but "by the time I got there he was picking up his hand".

Source: Stuff June 22, 2020 01:30 UTC