Four men accused of attacking a 61 year-old Riverdale man in his home last year have been back in court for a trial date to be set.
Mana Wimutu, 27, Iras Tipene-Brown, 22, Mohi Apanui, 23, and Israel Benjamin Peri, 28 , had allegedly been stealing alcohol from shops on
Saturday, November 19, last year, before targeting the complainant’s Parkview Place house at about 9.30pm.
They are accused of hitting the man over the head with a bottle and punching and kicking him several times.
He reportedly spent the rest of the weekend in Gisborne Hospital.
When the case was called in Gisborne District Court yesterday, Judge Warren Cathcart scheduled the group’s jury trial for April 15, next year.
