A Hastings father made his five-year-old son fetch a hammer and kneel to be "executed" as punishment for running around a mosque during prayers. Kiimatangiroa​ Junior Samuel (41) pleaded guilty to threatening to kill or cause grievous bodily harm over the mock execution, and guilty to nine other charges of assaulting his children, Fairfax reported. The incident happened on February 26, after Samuel and his four children came back from the Hastings mosque. The crying child was told to get a hammer and kneel on the floor. Samuel had also punched his nine-year-old daughter, threw car keys at his children and regularly beat them with a broom.

Source: Otago Daily Times June 21, 2017 05:03 UTC