A 53-year-old man is facing court after a woman was allegedly punched in the face in Wellington at the weekend. The woman, who didn’t want to be named, was walking down Ghuznee St when she saw the man staring at her and saying something. She took her headphones off one ear to ask if he had said something when he came up to her and punched her in the face.
Another woman saw the assault and snapped a photo of the alleged offender, which was shared on social media to warn others. The woman had no serious injuries but a red cheek for a while. She decided to file a report with the police after talking with her mum about the incident.
The woman was embarrassed and didn’t want it to go public, but after the alleged offender’s photo was shared online, there was an outpouring of concern. The 53-year-old man appeared in Wellington District Court on Thursday and was remanded on bail to reappear at the Wellington District Court on June 21.
