A Dunedin flat erupted into chaos after a man was allegedly assaulted by his flatmate due to the household dog behaving out of character.<\/p>\n
The two flatmates, aged 62 and 66, live together at a property in North Rd, North East Valley, with the younger man\u2019s dog, Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond, of Dunedin, said.<\/p>\n
At 9.30pm on Friday, the younger man noticed his dog was acting “withdrawn and scared” all of a sudden.<\/p>\n
He went to his flatmate to ask him whether he had done anything to the dog, and the conversation quickly deteriorated.<\/p>\n
His flatmate said he had not done anything, however, the 62-year-old then ended up standing over the man before allegedly punching him multiple times in the face.<\/p>\n
He then told his flatmate that if he called police, he would kill him, Snr Sgt Bond said.<\/p>\n
Hato Hone St John was called, and they then called for police to also attend.<\/p>\n
The older man was treated, and police went out to locate his flatmate who had left the scene.<\/p>\n
He was found about 1am on Saturday staying at a Dunedin motel.<\/p>\n
The man was arrested, charged with threatening to kill, wounding with intent to injure, and for refusing an officer’s request for DNA.<\/p>\n
He appeared in Dunedin District Court on December 27, and was remanded into custody until his next appearance on December 30.<\/p>\n