The man at the centre of an alleged skate-park attack in Auckland at the weekend has been charged.
The incident, captured on video and uploaded to the internet appears to show Craig Platt pushing a teenager off his skateboard.
The youth was apparently getting in the way of 'The Skinny & Serenity National Grom Skate Comp' at Victoria Park in the city.
Platt, whose child was among those competing, said after the incident that he was helping judge a part of the competition when things turned ugly.
"These guys turned up and they just kept cutting everybody off. They weren't in the contest. They cut several of the contestants off. One of them left the rock garden and whacked into a little tiny kid and just walked away.
"I asked them several times to stop. I got abused. They kept doing it - cutting people off - and that's when I stepped towards him. I hit him harder than I should have...it doesn't look flash. I was just trying to stop him."
Platt said he apologised to the boy later.
Another man who witnessed the attack was also allegedly shoved by Platt after he began remonstrating with him over his treatment of the teenager.
Leighton Dyer said the boy pushed off his skateboard looked to be about 13 years old and about 45kg.
This afternoon Platt confirmed a charge of common assault had been laid against him.
"My lawyer's now taking it over so it's a legal matter now, so I can't really comment on anything to do with it.''
He was not sure when he would be appearing in court, and said it was now with his lawyer.
"It's all just got to take its course.''
