A Taieri Mouth man has described coming across the man alleged to be responsible for a bloody machete attack which left a man’s hand ‘‘just’’ hanging on yesterday. Taieri Mouth First Response team member Allan Gorton was second on the scene of the attack at a Taieri Mouth property which left one man in a serious condition in Dunedin Hospital and a 33-year-old man in custody. Emergency services arrived shortly after he did, and Mr Gorton said he did not see the injured man. The injured man was in a stable condition in Dunedin Hospital last night and was awaiting surgery, the spokeswoman said. Taieri Mouth resident Chris Knight said the incident was "out of the ordinary" for the seaside village.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 21, 2017 17:06 UTC