A driveway dispute between two elderly Dunedin neighbours reached boiling point when one entered the other's home and beat him with a bat. Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said police were called to an address in Saddleview Pl in Fairfield at 10.20am yesterday after a man was assaulted in his own home. The 82-year-old man was at home when his neighbour, a 74-year-old man entered his home and attacked him using a bat. The assault was due to an ongoing dispute between the two men over their shared driveway, Snr Sgt Bond said. The 74-year-old was arrested and charged with aggravated burglary and will appear in court this morning.

Source: Otago Daily Times December 11, 2023 09:56 UTC