Police evidence against Tony Veitch released

The police evidence released under the Official Information Act. Photo / Martin Sykes

Police who investigated allegations that Tony Veitch assaulted his ex-partner have released the evidence which led to seven charges being laid against the former broadcaster.

In her statement to police, available to media and the public for the first time, Dunne-Powell said she felt not one, but "two or three" kicks from Veitch to her lower back in the January 2006 assault.

"They forced an enormous scream out of me from the pain, and I heard a crack. I collapsed face down on the floor. I was absolutely sobbing. Screaming as well," Dunne-Powell told police.

Dunne-Powell said in her statement that Veitch assaulted her on "numerous" occasions. Charges were laid in respect to alleged attacks which she could place a date on.

Veitch pleaded guilty to one charge of injuring Kristin Dunne-Powell with reckless disregard in the Auckland District Court in April.

Six other charges of male assaults female were withdrawn when the Crown chose not to give evidence, after a plea bargain was reached with Veitch's defence lawyer Stuart Grieve QC.

He was sentenced to 300 hours of community work and nine months' supervision, and fined $10,000.

After his guilty plea, Veitch told the waiting media that he was "grateful sense has prevailed and the other charges have been dropped".

"As I said months ago, when I walked out of here, I was stunned those charges had even been laid."

In the summary of facts read to the court, Veitch admitted kicking Dunne-Powell once in the back after an argument at his St Heliers home on January 29, 2006.

However, the police file released yesterday to the Herald, Dominion Post, and Herald on Sunday newspapers, as well as TV3, under the Official Information Act outlines the case against Veitch for the six dropped charges.

According to the original police summary of facts, these other alleged assaults included Veitch:

- Forcing her against wall and kicking her leg several times at her Orakei home.

- Throwing Dunne-Powell onto a bed at the Stables Cottages in Northland. Veitch punched a wall, leaving a hole which needed repairs.

- Throwing her onto a bed and pinning her down in a Novotel hotel room in Rotorua after Veitch MCed an event.