Wellington police seek witnesses after serious assault on Courtney Place
26 Feb, 2021 11:42 PM
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Police say inquiries about the attack are ongoing. Photo / File
Wellington police are seeking witnesses to a serious assault in the CBD overnight.
Police were alerted to two groups of people fighting in the middle of Courtney Place outside McDonald s around 2.45am.
A man was seriously injured.
Police said inquiries into the incident were ongoing.
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Police would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the incident and anyone who had video footage or images that could assist their inquiries.
A man died last week after spending four days in hospital following a serious assault in central Wellington.
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Wellington reporter, NewstalkZB
There are growing concerns about the safety of Wellington s CBD following a fatal assault in the Te Papa carpark.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after 58-year-old Simon Strickland was found seriously injured outside the national museum about 7.15pm on Saturday, February 13.
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Police committed more than 50 officers to patrol high-risk locations in Wellington, including Te Aro Park, in November, following an increase in violence and social disorder. (File photo) “Town is crazy . It’s getting worse, I’ve never seen anything like it.” Last week a patron who was denied entry to the Courtenay Pl bar threatened one of his security staff with a knife. JJ Murphy & Co general manager Eugene Wehrly, said Friday’s stabbing near his pub on Cuba St was “the straw which broke the camel’s back”. Wehrly has been in the city’s hospitality scene for 20 years and said the level of crime in the central city was the worst he had ever seen.