A man sent to jail after disrupting the funeral of a friend last month with a violent outburst has publicly apologised in a letter.
Stephen John Hurring, 59, of Balclutha, was sentenced to five months' jail last month after disrupting the funeral of South Otago man Ken Milne.
Mr Hurring said in a letter to the Otago Daily Times sent from the Otago Corrections Facility that he had been released from prison four hours before the funeral and that, combined with a "couple of beers" and fresh air, had an adverse effect on his health and mentality.
Mr Hurring said he took exception to the speaker's description of his dead friend as a "good bloke."
"I took exception to good, as terrific, brilliant, amazing, marvellous, was what Kenny was. Good just didn't cut it in my intoxicated state."