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Staff member injured in alleged assault at youth justice facility

A staffer was injured in an alleged assault at a Canterbury youth justice facility in July, one of two incidents involving young offenders that month.

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A staff member was injured in an alleged assault at Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo, a youth justice facility near Rolleston in Canterbury. The incident was one of two involving young offenders at the facility in July. The assault involved a ritual known as 'walking the line' in which young people stand on either side of an exit door and hit another person as they are discharged.

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Staffer injured in alleged assault at youth justice facility

The incident was one of two involving young offenders in July at Te Puna Wai ō Tuhinapo, near Rolleston, Canterbury.

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'Walking the line' attack at Korowai Manaaki youth justice residence probed

The ritual involves young people standing on either side of an exit door and hitting another as they are discharged.

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