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Assault on female brings year’s probation

Tuesday 15 March 2016 | Published in Local

A young man charged with two counts of assaulting a female was sentenced to 12 months probation at the Cook Islands High Court.

A young man charged with two counts of assaulting a female was sentenced to 12 months probation at the Cook Islands High Court.

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