Lawyer Convicted for Boxing Assault | Wellington News

Wellington News Today | 2 Min News | The Daily News Now! · Aug 21, 2026 · 1m

A New Zealand lawyer in his fifties has been convicted of assaulting his 12-year-old son during a boxing session in April 2022, leaving the boy hospitalized with severe injuries. The case dragged on for years, with the lawyer pleading guilty only moments before his son testified — prompting the judge to call it “as the clock was striking twelve.” Despite deep remorse expressed by the defense and the gravity of the assault, the judge sentenced him to supervision, not discharge. The court granted name suppression, ruling he posed no re-offending risk. While the Law Society and Ministry of…