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Christchurch police
have charged a man with wasting police time over a complaint made about a bus
driver being assaulted. Detective Senior
Sergeant John Rae said the complaint made on May 10 related to a driver being
assaulted in Kirk Rd, Templeton. "Some 100 police
man hours were spent on this investigation; time we can ill afford to spend
on such an inquiry," Mr Rae said. At the time the
complaint was made it was reported that the driver investigated a noise at
the rear of his bus and was assaulted by a woman in her mid-20s. The man is due to
appear in court on June 14. A conviction for
wasting police time carries a maximum penalty of three months' imprisonment
or a $2000 fine. The false complaint
came just days after a 53-year-old bus driver was attacked by a group of
youths, suffering severe bruising, cuts to his head and neck and suspected spinal
injuries. A 15-year-old girl has
appeared in Christchurch Youth Court in relation to the earlier attack. |
