A West Coast man who attacked an Australian tourist with a hammer during a road rage attack has been warned he faces jail time.
Hayden Christopher Greene, 38, and Michael Kevin Isabeth, 29, both of Karoro, admitted attacking Chehan Lasika Senasekera at Greymouth on December 13. Greene pleaded guilty to common assault and Isabeth to assault with intent to injure.
The Greymouth District Court heard that the pair had come up behind the victim's rental van while travelling from Hokitika to Greymouth.
Angered by the manner in which the rental was being driven they followed the van into central Greymouth, and ultimately up a dead end street.
Greene then ran to the van, wrenched open the door and started punching the driver about the head. When the tourist asked, "What have I done wrong?'' Greene said: "You nearly f...ing killed us''.