THE NAZI skinhead who was the victim of last month's Cornfoot St shooting will be off Wanganui streets for at least a week.
William George Mosen, 26, yesterday appeared in Wanganui District Court, where he was remanded in custody after he was arrested on Sunday and charged with a number of offences.
The charges included kidnapping a woman on June 28-29, physically abusing her while a protection order was in place, damaging her property while a protection order was in place, threatening to injure another woman in order to intimidate her and intentionally damaging a swipe card reader and wiring, the property of the New Zealand Police.
Mosen has also been charged with possession of a knife and drinking alcohol in a liquor ban area at 3.55am on June 24. Mosen, who was on bail when charged, will appear in court on July 8.
Yesterday, Police Prosecutor Stephen Butler opposed further bail for Mosen and asked that he be held in custody for a week.
However, Mosen declined to apply for bail, on grounds he thought it might be "safer".
Nevertheless, shortly afterwards Mosen appeared to be in two minds on the matter:
"I just don't think my gunshot wound will heal that well in jail.
"It probably won't save my life being locked up in prison, but so be it," he told Judge Michael Radford.
Wanganui Police have yet to make an arrest in connection with Mosen's shooting.
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