A 23-year-old man was arrested in relation to the incident following the execution of a search warrant at an Upper Hutt address yesterday. Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
A man has been arrested in relation to a disorder incident in Upper Hutt last month which saw one person hospitalised with serious injuries.
Police responded to an alleged altercation between a group of people outside Upper Hutt Mall on 18 November.
One person was transported to hospital with serious injuries.
In a statement, Detective Senior Sergeant Martin Todd said Hutt Valley CIB had subsequently identified a suspect and a search warrant was carried out at an Upper Hutt address yesterday.
A 23-year-old man was arrested and is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court on 10 January, 2023, charged with assault with a weapon.
Todd said local police staff had been dedicated to locating the person allegedly responsible for the act of violence.
"This type of offending is not acceptable and the damage that it caused will not be tolerated."
