‘Anitoni Manase Kalekele was alleged by police to have assaulted women in Auckland before he was arrested this afternoon.
Police discovered him sleeping under a bed in a Blockhouse Bay property.
He has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, injuring with intent and male assaults female.
Police said he will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow.
“The first assault occurred in Northcote on Sunday night, the victim suffered a stab wound to the back,” the spokeswoman told the NZHerald.
She was taken to hospital with minor injuries but was later released.
“The victim was assaulted around the head. She received medical treatment and was later discharged from hospital with facial swelling.”
According to the Herald Kalekale once made headlines as a boy for throwing an egg at John Key.
In early 2007, Kalekale, then aged 12, was caught throwing an egg at Mr Key’s car, the Herald reported.
Mr Key was visiting McGehan Close at the time, a street he had previously said epitomised “dead-end” New Zealand where an underclass had allowed hopelessness to “become ingrained”.
“Mr Key revisited the area in February 2007, and came face-to-face with Kalekale at Wesley Intermediate School during a visit to the I Have a Dream programme”.
“At the time, Mr Key asked him if he had since been well behaved. “Na,” came the reply”.
