Louie Buskin was jailed for hitting a bar patron with a beer jug, fracturing his skull. PHOTO: GREGOR RICHARDSONA man who avoided being locked up during the holiday season has now been sent to prison for fracturing a bar patron's skull with a jug. At sentencing, the court heard that on August 24, 2024, Buskin and the victim were drinking at a pub in Blenheim. The defendant was removed from the bar by staff, but reached over the railing to grab the victim’s jug of beer. Buskin swung the jug into the victim’s face, knocking him unconscious, before climbing on to the roof of the establishment to evade security.

Source: Otago Daily Times February 13, 2026 05:58 UTC