A Dunedin man carried out an unprovoked racist attack while claiming to be a gang member, a court has heard. When police dropped a charge of threatening behaviour and downgraded the allegation of violence, the teenager pleaded guilty to assault. Judge Peter Rollo said there was an "obvious racial basis" to the attack on June 14. Aside from the motive for the attack and its unprovoked nature, Judge Rollo said there was a further concerning aspect. Dolan was sentenced to 120 hours’ community work (to be added to previous sentence) and $900 reparation.

Source: Otago Daily Times July 24, 2020 16:41 UTC