Woman seriously injured, teenager charged after violent attack at Auckland home

“At one point the offender was asked to leave but in doing so the situation became worse.

“The offender forced his way back into the house and subjected the victim to a violent attack.

“He fled the house in a vehicle that was seen by the police unit that arrived at the scene.”

The vehicle failed to stop for police but was stopped a short time later in the nearby Mt Eden area and the driver was arrested.

A 16-year-old male will appear in Auckland court facing charges including wounding, theft and failure to stop, a spokesman said.

Hato Hone St John was called to the scene in the Epsom suburb at around 2am following reports that a woman had been seriously injured.

They transferred the woman, who was in critical condition, to Auckland City Hospital at 2.15am.

“We responded with two rapid response units and an ambulance,” a St John spokesman said.

Police said the victim’s condition had improved and he was in a serious but stable condition at Auckland City Hospital.

Katie Oliver is a Multimedia Journalist and breaking news reporter based in Christchurch.