Youth assaulted at party
The Nelson Mail
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A 16-year-old youth badly beaten at a party in Motueka last night has suffered a head injury.
Ambulance officers called to Pamarika St at 10.30pm found the youth, from Ngatimoti, on a grass verge on the side of the road.
He was taken to Nelson Hospital by ambulance in a stable but serious condition with a head injury, said St John Ambulance team leader Jon Leach.
He was in a stable condition today.
It is understood that there were several intoxicated youths at the party.
Motueka police have arrested an 18-year-old man on an assault charge and plan to talk to others.
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