Robbers punch boy
PA Auckland Two men punched a schoolboy repeatedly as he tried to stop them taking about $ll,OOO in company wages. Veli Pamatangi, aged 14, who tried to foil the Papatoetoe bag snatch from a courier, said yesterday, “It was very fast and I got put off because no-one bothered to help me.” He said he was in a
supermarket at 10.45 a.m. when he heard a man yell. “A man was running almost in my direction so I just held on to him with a tight grip and he started punching and hitting,” said Veli. An accomplice then joined the scuffle. “I just let it go because the punches were too hard ... my cheek bones when I got home were all red,” Veli said.
Permanent link to this item
https://paperspast.natlib.govt.nz/newspapers/CHP19850920.2.41
Bibliographic details
Press, 20 September 1985, Page 4
Word Count
127Robbers punch boy Press, 20 September 1985, Page 4
Using This Item
Stuff Ltd is the copyright owner for the Press. You can reproduce in-copyright material from this newspaper for non-commercial use under a Creative Commons BY-NC-SA 3.0 New Zealand licence. This newspaper is not available for commercial use without the consent of Stuff Ltd. For advice on reproduction of out-of-copyright material from this newspaper, please refer to the Copyright guide.
Copyright in all Footrot Flats cartoons is owned by Diogenes Designs Ltd. The National Library has been granted permission to digitise these cartoons and make them available online as part of this digitised version of the Press. You can search, browse, and print Footrot Flats cartoons for research and personal study only. Permission must be obtained from Diogenes Designs Ltd for any other use.
Acknowledgements
This newspaper was digitised in partnership with Christchurch City Libraries.
Log in