Home detention for samurai sword attack

Stuff reports:

A motorist who took a samurai sword to a dog-walker in an Auckland road rage incident has been sentenced to home detention.

A man was left with chunks of flesh and bone carved out of him after a brutal attack where a driver got out of his car and attacked him with a sword, leaving the pedestrian bleeding in a ditch.

The victim, who was out walking his dog, survived the attack thanks to his son, who found him and gave first aid by the Karaka roadside.

He almost killed someone in a brutal sword attack and he got home detention. Unbelievable.

But the seriousness of the injuries sustained by the victim have left the tradie with likely lifelong injuries and unable to work.

Much to the dismay of the victim’s family, Judge Mina Wharepouri on Tuesday sentenced Darryn Clarke to 10 months home detention, 100 hours community work and to pay $5,000 after pleading guilty to causing grievous bodily harm with intent to injure.

Barely a slap on the hand for a crime which has a maximum sentence of 10 years. The victim’s life has been effectively destroyed.