A builder was allegedly detained against his will and told he would have his toes cut off for botching a bathroom renovation, a court heard yesterday. “The defendant told [the bathroom owner] that he knew someone in the Mongrel Mob and he could get his money back for him,” Brownlie said. After he had been lured to the property, the man was taken to the garage where another man was also present. It was then they started talking about the bathroom work, saying he needed to refund some money. “Because I feel like I’m in big, big trouble and I’ve literally done nothing.

Source: Otago Daily Times November 07, 2022 23:44 UTC