Video / NZ HeraldA mother and son have been arrested and trespassed from a Dunedin bar following a series of abusive tirades on Sunday morning. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said a 24-year-old man was refused service at a bar in the Octagon and staff eventually asked him to leave about 2.30am. “The 24-year-old didn’t leave the area, and approximately 30 minutes later, he ran back towards the bar, diving over the fence and tackling a bar staff member to the ground. “He was arrested for assault.”Bond said the man’s mother was unhappy about her son being arrested and slapped a bar staff member with an open hand. Both were arrested and trespassed from the bar, he said.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 24, 2023 00:29 UTC