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Gang 'wannabe' arrested over attack on 4-year-old in red shirt

Man charged over 'gang' assault on boy

A police investigation into the assault on a four-year-old in a Whakatane park has resulted in the arrest of a 21-year-old local man.

Gang after some rough justice

Black Power members say they want to track down the attacker of a boy, 4, so they can deal to him before police.

Man who assaulted boy sought by police, Black Power

It may be a race between police and Black Power gang members as to who catches a man who assaulted a four-year-old boy because he was wearing a red shirt.

Red shirt caused gang thug to assault child

'Wannabe' gangster may be behind attack - police

A four-year-old was assaulted in a Whakatane park simply for wearing a red shirt, the colour associated with the Mongrel Mob.

Woman drugged kidnapper to flee, court told

A gang member is accused of kidnapping and raping a woman who says she was able to escape after drugging his coffee with codeine.

Red T-shirt earns teen a beating

A teenager needed two rows of stitches and a steel plate to repair his shattered jaw after being beaten over the colour of his T-shirt.

Gang member beat and raped partner, court told

The partner of a gang member accused of beating her was declared a hostile witness after refusing to repeat her complaint in court.