Claim about knife at hub investigated

The bus hub. PHOTO: ODT FILES
The bus hub. PHOTO: ODT FILES
Police are investigating allegations that a knife was pulled on a teenager at the Dunedin bus hub.

A post circulating on social media this week claimed a 16-year-old "pulled a knife" on a 13-year-old at the bus hub, on Saturday night.

Senior Sergeant Anthony Bond said the incident was reported to police on Monday and they were investigating the details and circumstances around it.

A statement taken by police had differed from what was posted to social media.

It appeared the 13-year-old had gone over to speak to a group of boys they knew at the bus hub, when one of them "pulled out a knife during the interaction, more to show, not as a threat".

The 13-year-old had then taken possession of the knife and walked off to get on their bus, forgetting they had the knife on their person.

The owner of the knife then confronted the teen about "stealing it", Snr Sgt Bond said.

Police did not know the size of the knife, but had spoken to the 13-year-old and his mother.

They were following up with the owner of the knife to get the other side of the story, and seeing if there were any witnesses that could corroborate the statements.

Police had also received a complaint with regards to an assault that had happened on a bus, where security had intervened, about 8.20pm last Wednesday.

Police had spoken to a 13-year-old.

They were seeking CCTV footage from inside the bus and planned to speak to the driver.

Security and police continued to patrol the bus hub at peak times and he encouraged people to report any incidents, Snr Sgt Bond said.

tim.scott@odt.co.nz

 

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