Douglas Te Amo (57) was in the dock, after pleading guilty to wounding with intent to injure and assaulting a female. The attack began with Te Amo approaching the victim from behind and forcing his arm across her throat, restricting her breathing. Te Amo punched his girlfriend at least once in the face, causing a deep laceration to her lip, which bled profusely. Counsel John Westgate said Te Amo had denied the assault at first but now wanted to ''man up''. Last year's attack came while Te Amo was serving release conditions designed to stop him reoffending, the court heard.

Source: Otago Daily Times March 27, 2019 15:33 UTC