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Alan Goddard stabbed a father-of-three in the abdomen A teenager who plunged a knife into the abdomen of a father of three has been jailed for more than six years. Alan Goddard, 19, also hit the victim repeatedly on the head and body with a wooden post in the family’s home, said Matthew Collins, prosecuting. As the victim, blood gushing from the wound, desperately sought help from a neighbour, Goddard fled. The young children were left alone in the house and their mother had to negotiate with armed police to take them away, said Mr Collins. The father, who needed surgery and a week in hospital, said in a personal statement he and his family had had to move away from their home area because of the way Goddard had behaved and his “lack of consideration for their (the children’s) welfare and safety”.
In a victim statement, summarised by Mr Collins, the man said the attack had a significant impact on both his physical and mental health. The father-of-one said he had to move away to a different area as a result of what happened.
Goddard pleaded guilty to wounding with a knife and possession of a bladed article at an earlier court hearing.
In mitigation, Ben Campbell, said Goddard was filled with remorse for what had happened and that he had no previous experience of the criminal justice system .
Mr Campbell said Goddard had a difficult upbringing and had been expelled from school when he was in year 10 and as a result attended a special school, where he was a victim of bullying.
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Asafo Aumua of the Hurricanes receives medical help during the round two Super Rugby Aotearoa match against the Crusaders.
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