21 Dec 2022

Second arrest after Warkworth assault

3:35 pm on 21 December 2022
Auckland, New Zealand - October 10, 2019 : Close up of a New Zealand police officer's uniform and badge

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Waitematā Police have arrested a second person in relation to a serious assault in Warkworth earlier this month which left a man in critical condition.

A 19-year-old male has been charged with assault with intent to injure and is due to appear in North Shore District Court tomorrow.

A man was found seriously injured on the side of the road after a report of a verbal altercation on 9 December. He remains in hospital in a critical but stable condition.

A 21-year-old man was previously arrested and charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and injuring with intent to injure.