Mob-attack victim upset by lack of public aid

I saw a few people [watching], but no one came to help. attack victim

An Auckland Transport worker is shocked no one came to his aid while he was being attacked by a group of up to 10 teenagers in a Manukau parking lot.

The 25-year-old, who asked not to be named, said he was the victim of a “horrible incident” where a largely female group attempted to steal his car while he parked near the Countdown supermarket at Manukau Westfield on Monday night.

It is the second time he has been the victim of such an attack and he said he “no longer feels safe”.

“I had just finished work at 6.30pm . . . I was sitting in the driver’s seat and they came to try and grab the key out of my car,” he told the Herald.

Initially, he said, the group consisted of just two but when he refused to give up his car keys the incident escalated.

“I came out of the car and at the same time three or four [more] came over and started to push me and started to punch me.”

He was being struck by two young men while his Toyota Corolla was being ransacked.

“I tried to run away but I slipped on a corner . . . they kicked and punched me hard when I was on the ground.

“I saw a few people [watching], but no one came to help.”

Once the mob was finished with him, the man was able to call police, who arrived within 15 minutes.

Police searched the area around the supermarket and quickly found the group, arresting one girl, the man said.

Suffering from bruising around his eyes, a swollen face, an injured leg and grazes to his arms, he said he was grateful to the one woman who helped him after the attack.

“I really appreciate a girl who tried to help me when I was calling police but other people were just watching the show.”

A police spokesman said the officer who is understood to be dealing with case was unavailable. tain their mortgage payments, and did not have the money to purchase drugs.

“Our overdraft was full, our credit cards were full.”

Mansfield asked her if she would have been able to supply the drugs to anyone if she received them on credit.

“We didn’t have any drug-dealer friends, we were normal people working hard.”

Tonya Spicer said the couple was forced to ask for a benefit from Work and Income.

Text messages between Tonya Spicer, her husband and Bogue were read out to the court.

Tonya Spicer said the couple were in contact with Bogue about a holiday home they were selling.

“We were in financial trouble . . . we needed to get money.”

Tonya Spicer said that the words “cleaning and possible formulas” referred to discussions of potentially opening a bed and breakfast, and denied that inviting Bogue to her home for a “seafood” dinner was code for methamphetamine.

Mansfield asked Tonya Spicer if the use of pet names in text messages was code for anything else.

“I’m just being affectionate just text talk.”

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