A 16-year-old boy has admitted slashing a man's hand - leaving it dangling by skin and tendons - after a confrontation between rival groups at a Palmerston North house.
The victim, 20-year-old Matt Durham, later had his hand reattached in extensive surgery at Hutt Hospital.
The boy, who cannot be named, admitted wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm when he appeared in Palmerston North Youth Court this week.
He was remanded under strict bail conditions to reappear in the same court on September 14.
Durham last week pleaded guilty in Palmerston North District Court last week to possessing an offensive weapon.
The court was told between 30 and 40 people had been drinking at Durham's flat on the night of May 30, when a large group of Maori men arrived at the house.
Durham yelled racial abuse and waved a crowbar at the group, encouraging them to fight.
One of the group then slashed Durham's wrist, leaving his left hand dangling by just skin and tendons, police said.
Durham is due to be sentenced next month.
