The victim told Yardley that he was not welcome and asked him to leave. Then, without warning, Yardley produced a knife and thrust it at the victim, stabbing him in the shoulder. ‘You could have been up on a murder charge’Speaking directly to Yardley, Judge Turitea Bolstad asked if he was fed up with being in and out of prison. She accepted that in the recent attack, Yardley had acted impulsively and no premeditation was involved. The victim’s injuries were not of a serious nature and the attack did not involve extreme violence, the judge found.

Source: New Zealand Herald March 03, 2026 13:34 UTC