Source: New Zealand Police
Attribute to Acting Detective Sergeant Chris Guild:
Police are appealing for witnesses after a minor was seriously assaulted at Queens Park in Invercargill last week.
The assault occurred on Friday 2 October and two youth were arrested in relation to the incident. They appeared in Invercargill Youth Court on Wednesday this week and are due to reappear on 23 October.
Police are now appealing for any witnesses of the assault to please come forward, in particular, we want to speak with the good Samaritans who picked up the victim and took them home.
The pair was described to be a couple in a vehicle that was possibly orange or of similar colour. They picked up the victim sometime between 10pm and midnight on Friday 2 October.
Police have been unable to confirm where exactly she was picked up from, but believe it was either on Kelvin, Gala, or Herbert Street around Queens Park.
If this was you, or you witnessed the incident or anything else out of the ordinary between 10pm and midnight on Friday 2 October between 10pm and midnight, please get in touch.
Information can be provided through 105, either online or over the phone, referencing file number 261004/6085.
ENDS
Issued by Police Media Centre
Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/10/12/appeal-for-witnesses-following-serious-assault-of-minor-invercargill/