PHOTO: STEPHEN JAQUIERYA stabbing in central Dunedin left the victim with a wound just 2cm from his heart, a court has heard. The confrontation "quickly turned into a heated exchange during which the defendant announced ‘I have a knife’," the court heard. The man told the ODT the sequence of events was a blur. A cardiothoracic specialist had to be called in to treat the victim and discovered the knife had penetrated the man’s chest to within 2cm of his heart. When asked how he rationalised his experience, the victim told the ODT he tried to remain positive.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 23, 2026 18:40 UTC