A man arrested after he tried to hit a police dog, poke its eyes, and break its legs, has been found not guilty of four charges on grounds of insanity.
The 20-year-old man has name suppression, and had been treated in Hillmorton Hospital for his psychiatric issues after the strange incident last year, before returning to his family and finding a job.
Judge Raoul Neave said he was ordering the man to stay as a patient under the Mental Health Act. He said the man’s psychiatric report said he was doing well, was in remission, and as long as he kept taking his tablets he would be fine.
When he was in Christchurch District Court on his first appearance, the man announced that he was God, but he had been bitten by the police dog when he was arrested, and he was moving with difficulty.
The charges were attempting to intentionally injure the police dog, assault with intent to avoid arrest, remaining in a building without authority, and being found without reasonable excuse in a building, all relating to the incident on August 23.
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