Magistrate's Court Cue in man’s rectum in bar-room assault

Press, 4 October 1977, Page 4

Magistrate's Court Cue in man’s rectum in bar-room assault

A patron of the Embassy Hotel had a billiard cue pushed into his rectum after being stripped of his clothes., the Magistrate’s Court heard yesterday. Wayne Albert Walker,' aged 24. unemployed, was convicted of a charge of as-i sault and remanded on bail; to October 17 by Mr J. S.; Bisphan. S.M. Detective Sergeant D. K.; White told the Court that on August 12. John Joseph Gelencser had gone to a bar containing billiard tables at the Embassy Hotel. He had asked some patrons if they knew the) whereabouts of members of a certain motor-cycle gang. I In reply, he had had a bil-j hard ball pushed into his mouth, beer had been pouredi over him, and his clothes, had been stripped off. Some, money had been lost in the] process. On his way to the door, ! Gelencser had tripped and, while he was bent over, a patron had pushed a billiard cue into his rectum, causing small lacerations. Detective Sergeant, White< said that the assault had! been completely unprovoked.! THREAT CHARGE Edward Matheson* Stevenson, aged 39, unem-. ployed, was remanded without plea to October 10 on al charge of threatening to kill! John Cree Stevenson The offence is alleged to have occurred on October 2 at Christchurch. Stevenson j was allowed bail of $5OO. RECEIVING COUNT A man aged 22. was granted interim suppression ' of his name and remanded to October 13 for the taking of depositions when he appeared on a charge of receiving. The man allegedly received a colour television set, valued at $ll9O, knowing that it had been dishonestly obtained. ASSAULT ALLEGED Stephen William Rowe, I aged 18, was remanded without plea to October 10 when! he appeared on charges of indecently assaulting three young boys. The alleged offences occurred between August 22 and October 2.

; in granting bail, the : Magistrate imposed a special ■ condition that the defendant ,|not associate with any of I'the complainants. ■ BENCH WARRANT A warrant for the arrest ‘•of Douglas Alexander Met.Scalf, aged 56, remains in I force after his non-appear-ance in court yesterday. Counsel for the leader of ■ I the religious community at 'iWaipara (Mr G, R. LasJcelles) said that he was unable to take the matter any further as he had not heard from his client. The warrant was issued . ;by Mr F. G. Paterson, S.M., two months ago when Metcalf failed to appear to face eight charges brought against him under the Anns • Act. At that time, Mr S. G. Erber sought an adjournment to yesterday as Mr Lascelles was out of the country until October 1. The Magistrate said that in view of the non-appear-ance of Metcalf, the Bench warrant would remain in force. > ATTEMPTED MURDER I Freddy Paku, aged 21, was I further remanded in custody jto October 12 when he apipeared on a charge of attempted murder. No plea was entered. I Paku is charged with the •attempted murder of Hessiei 'Roberts and David Chang on; 'September 16 at Christ-i church. I ASSAULT ADMITTED | A man who was granted! interim suppression of name! jpleaded guilty to a charge of! i assault and was remanded I on bail to October 17 for a ! probation officer’s report > and sentence. Detective Sergeatrt White! said that the complainant,! whose name was also! suppressed, had visited thei ■ defendant at his ■ home onl • September 25. I The two bad had an argu- . ment about a sheepskin rug .and the defendant had | chased the complainant out I of the house after striking ’him with his fists. The complainant had gone to a nearby house and had thrown himself through a window to escape the defendant. The complainant required

i three stitches to his head; Hand six to his leg. CARELESS USE An agricultural student was (convicted and fined $200) when he appeared on two, l| traffic offences which oc-. •Icurred at Lincoln on June I'l7 Ralph Douglas Blue, aged J2O, pleaded guilty to f causing bodily injury to /Gary Richard Brown and iFranz Roache by carelessly! '(using his motor car on Ger-: ’(aid Street and of driving) ■ I under the influence of) I liquor, with a blood-alcohol; I count in excess of lOOmg. ; > Detective Sergeant White! ' said at the time of the of-1 1 fence, 11.30 p.m., the defend-) '■ ant had been driving back to | 1 Lincoln College from Lincoln) township, where he and his; ■ friends had earlier been; ' drinking. Three persons had been! ! i walking along the road three; abreast and, although the; • I defendant had braked hard,! he had hit and seriously in-! Ijured two of the pedestrians, i Counsel (Mr T. M. Abbot)! 'said the street lighting had 'been poor at the time and* ;|his client had not seen the; (three men. He had admitted) |to some carelessness as he I, [had been driving with his I [headlights on dip behind an-1 other car about 300 m ahead. | Mr Abbott said that the) 'pedestrians, all part-time' (students at Lincoln, had by) walking well out into the; road, been the authors of I their own misfortune. In addition to fining Blue) SIOO on each of the charges,! the Magistrate also dis- ! qualified him from driving! for 12 months. THEFT OF S4O ; A self-employed house) painter was convicted of I (stealing S4O from a Christ-j |church flat. ' Brian Lesley Stephens,. (aged 18, was remanded on! bail to October 17 for; sentence. Detective Sergeant White; said that Stephens had taken I the money on September 20; while visiting a * Peterborough Street flat. When interviewed, Stephens had admitted taking money from the flat but had said that he had taken only $lO.