Aidan Phillipson, 21, was fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 reparation for common assault. A Timaru man will pay $500 to the man he punched twice in the face to "defend his father's honour". Aidan Phillipson, 21, was fined $500 and ordered to pay $500 reparation when he appeared before Judge Ian Mill in the Timaru District Court on Thursday, having pleaded guilty to common assault. "The defendant pulled him around while he was trying to break free and bending down, trying to cower away." Judge Mill said Phillipson needed to treat the reparation payment as a "priority" and pay it off at $50 a week.

Source: Stuff December 06, 2019 00:33 UTC