A man had his hand severed in a serious assault on Sunday in McKenzie St in Tāneatua. Two people have been arrested after a man's hand was severed in an assault in a small Bay of Plenty town. A Waikato Hospital spokeswoman said the man was stable in the High Dependency Unit on Tuesday. A spokesperson from the Trustpower TECT Rescue Helicopter also told Stuff they transported the man from Whakatāne Hospital to Waikato Hospital on Sunday. "The hand did go with the patient and it was on ice, a usual thing to transport limbs," they said.

Source: Stuff June 22, 2020 23:55 UTC