"Appeal for information following assault,
Wanaka"
Attribute to Detective Alan Lee
Wanaka Police
are appealing for sightings of black Mazda ute following an
assault at Puzzling World on Saturday afternoon (20
January).
At around 3.30pm three men assaulted an
Australian tourist when he intervened in what appeared to be
a racially targeted verbal altercation.
He was checked by
medical professionals following the attack and was
thankfully not seriously injured.
The man who was being
racially abused has not been identified, he is believed to
be of Indian descent.
Police would like to hear from this
man or anyone who was at Puzzling World on Saturday
afternoon and witnessed the incident, as well as anyone who
saw a black Mazda ute with the registration plate ABA406 in
the Wanaka area on Saturday.
The ute had a quad bike on
the back at the time.
Anyone with information that might
help, or anyone who has pictures or videos of the incident
is being urged to contact Wanaka Police on (03) 443 7272 or
email
Alan.Lee@police.govt.nz
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