One of two Frenchmen bashed and robbed in Papamoa while hitchhiking to Rotorua last year has described being left feeling "not very well and shocked" after being punched 4-5 times.
The 21-year-old complainant is giving evidence by audio-visual link from Belgium at the aggravated robbery trial of Che Teraumate Bridger, 25, in Tauranga District Court today.
He was badly bruised after being punched 4-5 times by the front-seat passenger, and had his cellphone and some of his travel documents taken.
The other complainant is also due to give evidence from Belgium today, also lost his back-pack and a wallet containing travel documents and cash from around his neck.
Bridger, whose trial began yesterday, has denied two counts of aggravated robbery.