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Kickboxing Champion Sentenced for Assault | Auckland News
A kickboxing champion turned convicted assailant, Hayden Barnard, faces eleven months of home detention after a violent attack that left his victim with a traumatic brain injury and shattered lives. Though Barnard claims self-defense and admits his actions were excessive, the court found him guilty of wounding with intent. The assault, fueled by alcohol and LSD, unfolded at the victim’s Tasman home — a sudden, brutal event that left the victim physically broken and psychologically scarred, while his partner endured trauma witnessing it all. Despite Barnard’s remorse and rehab efforts, the…
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