A woman pleaded with three attackers to stop as they beat her friend and hit him on the head with a rock in the Blenheim Railway Station car park, in one of two violent incidents in Blenheim on Saturday, police say.
Three men attacked the 19-year-old man about 3.30pm, said Constable Michelle Stagg, of Blenheim.
She said one man punched the victim in the head, before another man held the victim down while the first man continued to beat him.
A third man then arrived and hit him on the head with a rock, Miss Stagg said.
The victim did not know the men who beat him up, and the attack was not provoked, she said.
The assault only ended when a woman pleaded with the trio to stop hitting her friend, Miss Stagg said. The victim was taken to Wairau Hospital with a gash to his head.
Two factory workers, aged 28 and 18, were later arrested and charged with assault with intent to injure, and an 18-year-old unemployed man was charged with assault with a weapon.
The three men were held in custody and were to appear in the Blenheim District Court this morning.
At 11.30pm on Saturday, police used pepper spray to subdue a 17-year-old youth who became aggressive at the Redwoodtown Community Hall.
Miss Stagg said the teenager's older brother then advanced on police, apparently to prevent them taking his brother into custody.
The man tackled an officer, knocking him down on to concrete and grazing his elbow, she said.
Miss Stagg said the man then punched the constable repeatedly, striking his back, shoulders, arms and neck as the officer tried to restrain him.
The man continued to struggle violently, ripping the constable's trousers and breaking his watch, she said.
More police arrived, and the man kneed a female officer in the stomach, Miss Stagg said. He continued to struggle violently even after he was handcuffed.
Following the incident, a 19-year-old man was charged with obstructing police, resisting arrest and assaulting police.
A 17-year-old youth was charged with disorderly behaviour likely to cause violence and resisting arrest.
The pair are due to appear in the Blenheim District Court next Monday.
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