Motorcyclists hurt in Queenstown attack

[Beemer]

From Stuff today - http://www.stuff.co.nz/4405812a11.html


Three hurt in vicious Queenstown street attack
Monday, 18 February 2008

Queenstown police are hunting men who viciously attacked three visitors early on Saturday morning, kicking them into unconsciousness.

Detective Sergeant Grahme Bartlett said the attack happened outside the Waterfront Apartments on Lake Esplanade about 1.45am on Saturday.

Emergency services found three Bay of Islands men lying within metres of each other with serious head and facial injuries.

Witness reported seeing a group of three or four men kicking the victims, he said.

"It was a very serious assault," Mr Bartlett told NZPA.

The three victims, aged 38, 42 and 51, were bleeding heavily, with cuts and bruises to their heads and faces, and black eyes.

Mr Bartlett said the men were visiting Queenstown as part of a motorcycle tour and had been returning to their accommodation after a night socialising.

A woman in the apartments called police.

The three were treated at Lakes District Hospital and discharged on Saturday.

Police were looking for three or four attackers aged between 18 and 25.

One was described as "chubby and thickset" with another "taller with an olive complexion" wearing a tight-fitting T-shirt.

Police were appealing for information.

[Paul in NZ]

Damn country is going to the pack - cheap booze sold to the young so that the liqour barons can build bigger walls to keep out the violent riff raff... Bah!

[dino3310]

That shits happening all over the country, fucken discraceful.
it wont be long till theres vigilanty groups going around trying to catch these little fuckers cause the cops cant stop them.

[MIXONE]

Damn country is going to the pack - cheap booze sold to the young so that the liqour barons can build bigger walls to keep out the violent riff raff... Bah!

The only cheap booze in Queenstown is the stuff you take there yourself.