Prosecuting Sergeant Ian Collin told Judge Mark Callaghan today Shetty, Ms Spendig and another associate left a resort bar at 3.43am. An employee had located the vehicle, and Ms Spendig who was able to move her arms and legs, but unable to speak. Ms Spendig, who has since returned home to Germany, was unable to speak for a month and was learning how to walk independently again. Shetty told police he had "hitch-hiked home after a night out'' with his girlfriend and others, didn't remember the night and had just woken up. Shetty told police when he was interviewed on March 26 he had consumed five drinks.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 22, 2019 01:41 UTC