21 Sep 2011

Arrest made over serious assault in capital

4:29 pm on 21 September 2011

Police have made an arrest over an assault in Wellington which left a man in the intensive care unit with head injuries.

The victim was with two friends when attacked on Tory Street, in the central city, about 3.50am on Thursday.

A 20-year-old man has been charged with assault on Tuesday.

Police are still looking for two witnesses, both Pacific Island men in their early to mid-20s.