Naidene Brown, the victim of the assault who now lives in Mossburn. Photo / Supplied
Police have apologised to a woman allegedly assaulted in a Dunedin nightclub bathroom for their failure to investigate the incident.
Naidene Brown had come to Dunedin on February 17 with her partner to catch up with an old friend and enjoy a night out.
That evening, the 27-year-old chef visited
Princes St nightclub Brimstone, shortly after she had arrived in town. While waiting in the upstairs bathroom outside the stalls just before midnight, she said a Caucasian woman in her early 20s of medium build pushed past her. Ms Brown said "Excuse me" to the woman, who then allegedly shoved her to the ground and began stomping on her, she said. Ms Brown alleged another woman, a Maori woman she described as "very thin", then joined the attack, which lasted several minutes, before a bartender stopped the assault and her assailants left the nightclub.
She said police arrived shortly afterwards and interviewed several people, including her friend and her partner. However, she alleged the police did not ask her what happened, and the officer involved failed to follow up on her case later, as he had promised.
"[He] said he'd be in contact with me later that week but I never heard from him again."
