A Christchurch man this morning admitted assaulting two other men in a Queenstown bar last September as his judge-alone trial was about to get underway. The trial date was set down in December however today morning Hyslop's counsel Tanya Surrey advised Judge John Brandts-Giesen Hyslop's witnesses were not available and had not been summonsed. Judge Brandts-Giesen decided to proceed with the trial, but after a short adjournment Hyslop changed his plea. Judge Brandts-Giesen said Hyslop's conduct was "most unfortunate" and suspected he had been drinking at the time. "It's too common in Queenstown for people to be highly intoxicated and to do things which they shouldn't be doing.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 11, 2019 23:26 UTC