A man has been arrested following a reported assault on the Crown Range in late March.
Detective Senior Sergeant Malcolm Inglis says a 21-year-old man reported being flagged down by a stranded motorist about 10pm on Friday 26 March.
¡°He reported that while looking at the person¡¯s vehicle he was seriously assaulted and robbed of his backpack and contents,¡± he says.
¡°Yesterday a 20-year-old Cromwell man was arrested and charged with the robbery.¡±
He is due to appear in Queenstown District Court on Monday 10 May.
¡°Police enquiries have now established the pair were known to one another and the meeting, which actually occurred in the car park at Coronet Peak, was pre-arranged,¡± Detective Senior Sergeant Inglis says.
¡°Police are satisfied that this was not a random attack and that other criminal activity was involved. As such, we expect to charge the 21-year-old with making a false statement to Police.¡±
As the matter is now before the court, Police are not in a position to comment further at this time.
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Issued by Police Media Centre