17 year old arrested following serious assault at Christchurch park

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Dec 07, 2022 |

Police have arrested a 17-year-old man in relation to the serious assault in Barrington Park on Saturday.

He will appear in the Christchurch Youth Court today.

Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to this incident.

The serious assault occurred in Barrington Park at around 9pm on Saturday.

Police would still like to hear from anyone who was in the area around the time the assault occurred.

If you have CCTV, dash-cam footage, or any other information that could assist the investigation team, please get in touch.

Information can be provided by calling 105, or online via https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105 using ‘Update My Report’ – please quote file number 221204/2416.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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