A 19-year-old German man will appear in the Queenstown District Court after being charged in relation to an assault in the resort on Thursday.
Acting Sergeant Terry Wood, of Queenstown, said the teenager had been at McDonald’s on Camp St about 4am amd believed he saw a 27-year-old New Zealand man steal someone else’s bag.
"He was just watching, something happened and he thought ‘that doesn’t look right’."
The teenager followed the man and approached him near Hotops Rise.
"They got into an altercation and the German [man] ... ended up assaulting the New Zealand male.
"He’s given him a fat lip and a bleeding nose.
"He was arrested and will go to court."
Sgt Wood said the bag which caused the issue belonged to the assault victim.
