12 Dec 2009

Charge follows wounding with air rifle

3:01 pm on 12 December 2009

A Morrinsville man has been charged with shooting a young woman with a sawn-off air rifle.

The 19-year-old woman was wounded in the town on Thursday night.

She was taken to Waikato Hospital and later discharged.

The police say her injuries are not considered to be life-threatening.

The 25-year-old accused is due to appear in the Hamilton District Court on Monday.