A teenager says his inability to tie a dog leash to a clothesline earned him a 'dong' over the head with a broom.
The 15-year-old's claim was made during a DVD interview played to a jury in the High Court at Rotorua where Eastern Bay of Plenty couple Leneith Moeke, 36, and Gene Karauria 29, are facing 25 charges.
All but one of the charges are on their alleged treatment of an intellectually incapacitated man.
However, Moeke has denied assaulting a young person with a broom; it was this witness who was the focus of attention on Wednesday.
When the trial began on August 7 Moeke admitted a charge of assaulting the same boy, then 12.