Driver pulled from car, attacked by motor-cyclists

Press, 28 December 1978, Page 5

Driver pulled from car, attacked by motor-cyclists

Magistrate’s. Court

A motorist who tried to drive into a hotel car-park through the exit was con-! fronted by a group of] motor-cyclists on their way! out, who pulled him from! the car and kicked him in the head, the Magistrate’s, Court was told yesterday. ) As a result of the in-! cident, a pile driver, aged; 21, facing a charge of as-! sault and two charges of*, wilful damage was remanded! in custody to January 10 for a probation officer’s report: and sentence when he plead-' ed guilty to all three: charges before Mr J. S. Bisphan, S.M. Sergeant K . J. Hurndell told the Court that on November 16 the defendant, Peter Damien Henare Takiwa had been in the carpark of the Black Horse Hotel. He had been with members of the Highway 61 motor-cycle gang. About 11.15 p.m., John' Fidow had been attempting! to drive his car in through I the exit of the car-park! when he met a group of motor-cyclists trying to; leave the car-park by the; same exit. Takiwa struck Mr Fidow; in the face, kicked the door; panel of the car with his; steel-capped boots, and then; pulled him from his car and; kicked him in the head! while he was on the ground. ; When the police were; called Takiwa said that he thought that Mr Fidow had hit his vehicle in the car-) park earlier in the evening) and he had wanted to “get! his own back.” I Sergeant Hurndell said; that on December 24 Takiwa j had driven a motor-cycle) through a red light. A traffic) officer had seen him do so) and had followed him to a) house in Onslow Street) where members of a motor-) cycle gang were gathered ini the garden. The defendant had kicked; the traffic officer’s car and; other members of the gang) had struck it with bottles. Takiwa said that he had) no reason for attacking the) traffic officer's car. The total damage caused) to both cars was $325. ASSAULT VICTIM I “NEEDED A LESSON” j Sonny Morehu, aged 20,) who pleaded guilty to a) charge of assault, was con-; victed and remanded to; January 10 for a probation! officer’s report and sentence. I Morehu also a member of the Highway 61 gang, said; that he had kicked David; John Dick in the head on! October 14 because Dick had) driven through a red light) and “needed to be taught a, lesson.” POLICE CRITICISED “Seasonal hysteria by a high-ranking police officer” was responsible for the list of charges, including one of) attempted murder, against Brent Kevin Rubbo, said! counsel (Mr M. J. Glue). The defendant, a bottlestore attendant, aged 30, had appeared before Justices of the Peace on Saturday charged with assaulting a female, assaulting William Richard Cole with intent to injure him. and threatening to kill the same man. a; policeman. The charge of attempted murder was not laid until five days later, Mr Glue said. Applying for bail, counsel added that Rubbo lived with the female complainant who; wished to withdraw the; complaint. Rubbo had never, been in trouble before and the incident had a domestic, background. He had also been bitten on the inside of. the thigh by a police dog and as a result had been incapacitated and unable to, work. The police were trying to; make something out of noth-; ing, he said. Sergeant Hurndell told the Court that he took objection, on behalf of the police force, to Mr Glue’s remarks. The Magistrate refused counsel’s request to grant bail and for interim suppression of the defendant’s name. No plea was taken and January 23 has been set aside for the hearing of depositions. RECORD PLAYER THROWN A man invited in for | Christmas drinks later reI fused to leave, threw a ‘ record player at his host, and broke two windows at I the address. The complainant’s top ; teeth were damaged and | damage o the record plaver ! amounted to $25. Raymond James Robertson

i j admitted assaulting the com- ■ plainant, wilfully damaging j the record player and two j windows valued at $4O on ! | December 24, and wilfully ■jdamaging a door window at 11 another property two days 'later. J When questioned about Hthe first incident, Robertson )had told the police he did ; not remember the assault, i said Sergeant Hurndell. The ! defendant had broken the ■ r door glass when he broke into a Ferry Road flat where! phis girlfriend had formerly) ; lived. He was remanded until {January 10 for sentence. PLANTS KICKED A lube-bay attendant told the police that he had damaged seedlings and shrubs because he was practising karate kicks. Garry Kenneth Sellars, aged 18, admitted wilfully damaging plants, worth $5O, the property of Zenith Seeds, Ltd, in Hansens Lane. The Magistrate convicted jhim and instructed him to in future practice his karate I kicks “against a brick wall or something like that.” He fined Sellars $5O and ordered bint to pay half the value of the damaged plants. Sergeant Hurndell said ithat Sellars and a cotnpan-j | ion had been walking! Through the Havwrights car-; jpark on December If when) i they had decided to kick ; ’around some plants. After! {knocking over plants and) shrubs, the defendant had) jbeen caught by a member of the public. His companion has not been found. ! Sellars told the police that ihe did not think a member lof the public had a right to | chase him for what he had ! done. ) POLICEMAN ASSAULTED I A labourer aged 27, who I said that he “unintentionally” assaulted a police officer) was convicted and fined $5O) on that charge and $5O fori 'resisting arrest. Joe Hepi had been in the! ; car-park of the Russley I ) Hotel on December 22 when ) the, police had been called to I deal with brawlers in the ) hotel, j Hepi had become abusive iand violent and when Con- ! stable C. F. O’Leary at)t mpted to arrest him he I had tried to poke Constable i O’ l ear- in the eyes, j In court Hepi said that he I had not intentionally asjsaulted Constable O’Leary ibut had just been trying to )get away from the scene, j On a charge of using insulting language in a public j D'ace he was fined $25. ; YOUTH STOPPED TWICE ) A youth told the Court | that he had refused to give 'his name and address to a ’ traffic officer because the officer had pulled him up the same day for the same rca«on. However, Stuart James Maitland admitted the; charge of failing to give the! information while being the! ! driver of a motor-cycle. He) was fined $4O. The Magistrate said that he would not -ake his licence away. Sergeant Hurndell said : Maitland had heen driv:ino down Rnckle.''s Road on ! Christmas Day when he was 'ist .pned by a traffic officer. ~ He had refused to give his name and address although ;he had been asked three j times. Soon after he had ; called out: “Arrest me. arJrest me.” and had continued to yell abuse. i •! UNLAWFUL ASSEMBLY ALLEGED Four youths, who were i allegedly involved in an in- ;! cident at Sumner on December 22. were remanded with- ! out nlea to January 10 Stephen Sydney Darcy, a '{storeman, aged 18; James) l j Warwick McEwan, a seed; '•‘machinist, aged 18; Richard ) Charles Norman unem'iploved. aged 18; and Rangi Williams, unemployed, aged > 17. were each charged with being a member of an un- ’) lawful assembly of three or ’) more persons who, with in- ■ I tent, attacked a property hand persons at Marriner Street, Sumner, and behaved ?in a manner causing people ’:tv fear violence. . Sergeant Hurndell asked! fl that the vouths be remanded [ jfor a week so that further i inquiries could be made and i possible further charges laid. I'Tl'e defendants were allowed; ! bail. ' ASSAULT CHARGES I 3 ) A mar., aged 37, charged! .with assaulting a female,; tland a boy aged four years,; i was remanded in custody to j January 3. j! He is Anaru Joseph Mapa, ria surfaceman. He is alleged, to have committed the two! t offences yesterday. '