Man threatened to 'exterminate' call centre staff memberSTUFF Police prosecutor David Rusbatch said the incident happened over a few minutes on November 29, when Brendon Richard Arnold phoned Receivables Management NZ's call centre about a bill he said he did not owe. A 55-year-old man threatened to "exterminate" a staff member at a call centre for a debt recovery company. Brendon Richard Arnold pleaded guilty to a charge of offensive or disturbing use of a telephone and was convicted and discharged at the Christchurch District Court on Monday. The call-taker tried to calm him before hanging up as the abuse continued. Rusbatch said Arnold swore and threatened to "exterminate" the call-taker, who tried to calm him down and then ended the call.

Source: Stuff February 25, 2018 22:18 UTC