Court documents released to Stuff say Kay-Selwyn sucker-punched a stranger to the body and head outside Taupō's Sin City strip club about 1.40am on February 1, 2020.
Kay-Selwyn pleaded guilty to assault with intent to injure and was sentenced to 10 months supervision, Stuff reported.
Hone Kay-Selwyn pictured on 20 April, 2024. He shot a man dead on Ponsonby Rd on Sunday night.
“He admitted he over-reacted to what the victim said and punched him in the head once, but nowhere else on his body.”
Kay-Selwyn claimed alcohol was a major factor for his actions and said he regretted carrying out the violent act.
The Herald reported yesterday that Kay-Selwyn first appeared in the Waitākere District Court in May 2020 on a charge of assault with intent to injure.
In June 2020, he appeared again after breaching bail and in December 2020, he appeared in the Waitākere District Court again for breaching community detention conditions.
It remained unclear what resulted from these charges. A police spokesman told the Herald to approach the court for further information on historical matters. He confirmed Kay-Selwyn was not on bail at the time of Sunday’s homicide.
In the wake of that shooting, the Minister of Police has today tried reassuring a frightened Auckland public by pointing to an extra 15 police officers doing foot patrols around the sprawling city.
Mark Mitchell was asked what reassurances he could offer people: “Well, the fact of the matter is; we’ve got comprehensive gang legislation at the moment. It’s a big part of what we want to do around our strategy of dealing with gangs.
“The police have increased foot patrols in Auckland by about 15. There are reassurance patrols there [on Ponsonby Rd] and we’ve been far more proactive and forward-leaning in terms of the way that police deal with gangs.”
Earlier today, the body of the Ponsonby Rd gunman was removed from a rural Taupō address to a rousing haka.
About 12 cars full of men dressed in black, some with their faces covered, arrived at the Broadlands address while police conducted inquiries into the death of Kay-Selwyn.
He was wanted by police and had a warrant for his arrest in relation to the Sunday night shooting.
Detective Inspector Chris Barry told media earlier today Kay-Selwyn was found dead by an associate while police were on their way to speak to him yesterday afternoon.
His death is being treated as unexplained, Barry said.
The property is 7km from Taupō and multiple police cars have been at the property since early this morning.
The rural property where the suspect in the Ponsonby shooting was found dead. Photo / Andrew Warner
At about 11am, a convoy of high-end vehicles arrived at the address with dozens of people inside.
Some of the occupants of the vehicles were spoken to by police upon arrival.
Some at the gathering opened alcoholic drinks and drank them while at the property.
“My inbox is overflowing with messages concerning Hone’s [alleged] actions [on Sunday] night in Ponsonby,” the woman said.
“I want to express my sincerest condolences to the family and loved ones of the victim. I’m deeply sorry and feel a great sense of shame about the situation.
“I’m still grappling with the fact that Hone took someone’s life.”
Hone Kay-Selwyn, the man wanted by police after the Ponsonby Rd shooting, with his alleged partner.
The Herald has exclusive footage of Kay-Selwyn immediately after the shooting, showing him calmly walking away from the crime scene and talking on his cellphone.
Kay-Selwyn walks into the camera’s frame at 10.17pm, two minutes after the shots were fired.
He glances back at the scene multiple times but continues walking south towards Richmond Rd.
Detective Inspector Chris Barry with images of Hone Kay-Selwyn, who had been wanted by police after the shooting on Ponsonby Rd on Sunday. Photo / Dean Purcell
