Indian man acquitted of stabbing charges in New Zealand

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Press Trust of India Melbourne
Last Updated : Sep 04 2013 | 6:15 PM IST
An Indian national in New Zealand, accused of stabbing three men last year, was today acquitted of all charges by a court in that country.
Gurcharan Singh, 37, of Te Puke town near the city of Tauranga in New Zealand's North Island denied all charges of assault and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, local media reported.
Singh, who was on trial in the Tauranga District Court, claimed he stabbed three men on July 27, 2012 in self-defence after he was threatened to be killed and beaten with a hockey stick.
After hearing the argument, the jury pronounced the verdict and acquitted Singh of all charges, New Zealand Herald reported.

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First Published: Sep 04 2013 | 6:15 PM IST

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