Lawyer convicted of assault on 12-year-old son who was hospitalised
A lawyer has been convicted of assaulting his young son during a boxing match that required hospitalisation.
A lawyer pleaded guilty to assaulting his 12-year-old son in an incident that left the boy hospitalised. He was sentenced to supervision and granted name suppression. The case began in 2022 and took considerable time to proceed through the courts.
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Lawyer convicted of assault on his 12-year-old son which left him hospitalised
The lawyer was sentenced to supervision after pleading guilty to the assault and has name suppression.
RNZ
Lawyer convicted of assault on his 12-year-old son which left him hospitalised
The lawyer was sentenced to supervision after pleading guilty to the assault and has name suppression.
Stuff
Barrister who hospitalised son in boxing match ‘did everything in his power’ to avoid consequences
A lawyer who took a boxing match “too far” with his 12-year-old son used his knowledge of the system to “duck and dive” being held accountable.
1News
Lawyer convicted of assault on son, 12, that put him in hospital
The judge said the case, which began in 2022, had moved at "glacial pace".