Two people have been injured in an assault at a Sikh temple in south Auckland.<\/p>\n
Police said the attacker entered the Takanini Gurdwara Sri Kalgidhar Sahib and approached a man known to him about 5pm on Sunday.<\/p>\n
“He has begun to assault the man, before bystanders have intervened to stop the offending,” Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor said.<\/p>\n
The victim and a second person both suffered minor injuries during the assault. Both received treatment at a local medical centre.<\/p>\n
Security removed the man and he was seen getting into a vehicle before police arrived on scene, Taylor said.<\/p>\n
Taylor said the assault was not being treated as a hate-motivated crime.<\/p>\n
“We acknowledge that this incident was confronting for those who were present at the temple at the time,” Taylor said.<\/p>\n
“However, we have established that this incident occurred as a result of a dispute between two parties known to each other.”<\/p>\n
Taylor said police have since spoken with the driver of the vehicle, after it was stopped in the Manurewa area later in the evening and are following positive lines of enquiry in relation to the offender.<\/p>\n
Police carried out “reassurance patrols” around the temple as a result of the assault, Taylor said.<\/p>\n
Anyone with information that can assist enquiries can update police online now or call 105, using the reference number 250622\/3501.<\/p>\n
Source: RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"
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