A French tourist attacked and tried to kidnap a drug dealer after he failed to supply cannabis he promised, a court has heard. The acknowledgement came nearly six months since a violent incident in North Dunedin that left the teenage victim shirtless, bruised and begging for help. Waring took $400 from the defendant and failed to deliver the class-C drug he had offered, according to court documents. When Therle saw the teen pop up online under a new profile, he orchestrated another meeting with retribution in mind. In December, Waring was sentenced to three months' community detention and 12 months' intensive supervision on charges of offering to supply cannabis and an unrelated burglary.

Source: Otago Daily Times April 08, 2019 22:41 UTC