A Queenstown man will appear in court on Monday on charges
relating to a serious assault in a resort night club which
has left a man comatose in Dunedin Hospital.
Queenstown police yesterday arrested a 40-year-old Queenstown
man following a serious assault which occurred in a night
club in the town last weekend.
The man has been charged with wounding with reckless
disregard causing grievous bodily harm. He is also charged
with common assault under the Crimes Act in relation to an
assault on a friend of the victim who was in the bar at the
time.
Police hoped to speak with victim Jordan Kees Sinke (26) when
he was well enough.
Detective Matt Jones, of Queenstown, said in a statement the
man had been given strict court-imposed bail conditions to
appear in the Queenstown District Court.
The arrest followed a week-long investigation into the
assault. Police gathered information from about a dozen
witnesses who had been in the Subculture night club.
The incident happened between patrons at about 3am last
Saturday.
Det Jones said while there were still some inquiries to be
completed, police would like to thank members of the public
for their assistance.
''Although an arrest has been and made police have spoken to
a number of people, police would still like to hear from
anyone else who either witnessed the incident or has
information about it.
''Anyone with any information can contact Queenstown police
on 441 1600 or call police anonymously on the Crimestoppers
line, 0800 555 111.''
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