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Three arrested and Police appeal for information following assault, Central Otago

Three arrested and Police appeal for information following assault, Central Otago

Source: New Zealand Police

Attribute to Central Otago Area Response Manager, Senior Sergeant Adam Elder: 

Police have arrested three people following an assault in Clyde, Central Otago, last weekend.  

On Saturday 24 October, around 11.50pm, Police were called to Sunderland Street following a report that three people had been assaulted. 

The victims received minor injuries and are understandably shaken by the incident. 

Two men, 39 and 41, and a woman, 40, were arrested in Gore yesterday, in relation to the incident. They are all due to appear in Gore District Court on 4 November, charged with injuring with intent to injure, and two counts of assaults with intent to injure. 

Police are now appealing for anyone with information regarding the assault to contact us. 

We would like to hear from anyone who witnessed the assault on Saturday night, or anyone that was in the Sunderland Street, Clyde, area between 11.30pm and midnight, and saw or heard anything out of the ordinary. 

Additionally, anyone with CCTV or dashcam footage of the immediate and surrounding area during that same time, is asked to get in touch. 

Information can be provided through 105, either online or over the phone, referencing file number 261025/0663. You can also provide information anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111. 

The two men, 39 and 41, and the woman, 40, are all due to appear in Gore District Court on 4 November, charged with injuring with intent to injure, and two counts of assaults with intent to injure. 

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre

Original source: https://nz.mil-osi.com/2026/10/30/three-arrested-and-police-appeal-for-information-following-assault-central-otago/