Pair punched, hit, threw things at man

OPINION: Two Invercargill men left another needing 17 stitches in his face after they punched him, chased him around his house, hit him with a clothes airer and threw things at him, the Invercargill District Court was told yesterday.

Scott Michael Mainland, 19, farmer, and Alexander Bernard Zyskowski, 19, appeared before Judge Kevin Phillips charged with wounding the man with intent to injure him on January 31, intentional damage and burglary.

Zyskowski also appeared on a charge of driving at a dangerous speed on January 3.

Police prosecutor Sergeant Rob Mills said the pair went to the victim's house where they punched him in the face. The victim tried to retreat into the house but Mainland and Zyskowski chased him around the house, where he was struck in the head with a bottle. The pair threw various items at the man, hit him with a clothes airer, tipped a washing machine over and put a wheelie bin through a door.

"The house appeared ransacked," Mr Mills said.

The victim suffered a large gash on his face, which needed 17 stitches, he said.

Judge Phillips remanded the pair to May 20 for sentence.

Injuring with intent
Tane George Manahi, 19, will be sentenced on May 20 for injuring a man with intent to injure on December 5.

Assault
Matthew John White, 23, meat worker, was sentenced to 160 hours' community work, nine months' supervision and ordered to pay $14,082.53 reparation when he appeared for sentence for assault and intentional damage.

The court was told White punched a man he found in his girlfriend's bed on November 22, before punching a wall and a glass conservatory.

Smashing the glass caused White serious injuries and he had to undergo several operations to repair nerve and tendon damage, Judge Phillips said.

Joel Anaru Mitchel Tuhura, 23, was remanded on bail to June 4 for sentence for assaulting his girlfriend, assaulting a man and burglary on January 30.

The court was told Tuhura became enraged after seeing his girlfriend in bed with another man.

Christina Anne Burnard, 24, of South Hillend, was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months for assaulting her former partner at Winton on February 12.

Marilyn Teriringi Wilson, 53, wool technician, of Te Anau, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work and ordered to pay $300 emotional harm reparation for assaulting a woman at Te Anau on March 3.

Intentional damage
Dezso Karl Raktey, 37, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work and ordered to pay $803.25 reparation for intentionally damaging household items after a relattionship breakdown on November 21.

Leyton Tarrant was fined $200 and ordered to pay $445.70 reparation for breaking a glass door at Timaru on January 31.

Shoplifting
Dean Parrant will be sentenced on March 12 for stealing a stereo from the Warehouse on August 8, assaulting a Warehouse worker on the same day, and breaching his community work on September 29, 2008.

Vanessa Fiona Buckeridge, 39, cleaner, was ordered to come up for sentence if called upon within six months for stealing a $12.99 pair of tights from Farmers on March 6.

Breach
Marrietta Lillian Evans, 20, was convicted and discharged for breaching her community work on January 18, convicted and discharged for breaching her supervision on January 22, and sentenced to 50 hours' community work for breaching community work on February 19.

Jordan Shane Reynolds, 18, of Tisbury, will be sentenced on June 4 for breaching community work on February 11.

Thomas Donald was sentenced to 100 hours' community work for breaching community work.

Cannabis
Damian Fane Mair, 23, meatworker, was sentenced to 40 hours' community work for possessing a pipe for smoking cannabis on March 6.

Driving
Sean Phillips was remanded on bail to March 19 for sentence for wheel spinning at Otautau on December 16 and driving dangerously at Otautau on January 26.

Kelly Eastwood, 19, will be sentenced on June 1 for driving while disqualified on December 15, January 20, and February 16.

Troy Murray Kennard, 36, was remanded on bail to June 4 for sentence for driving while disqualified on February 4.

Drink-driving
Natasha Lynette Butters, 24, was fined $700 and disqualified from driving for six months for driving with a breath alcohol level of 685mcg on March 7.

Melisa Woodfield, cafe worker, was fined $900 and disqualified for eight months for driving with a blood alcohol level of 160mg on January 10.

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