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No Conviction Recorded After Man Attacks 71-Year-Old at Women’s Rights Rally

The court recognised ‘neurodiversity’ had an impact on the behaviour of the man. The Free Speech Union is now looking at appealing the name suppression order.
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No Conviction Recorded After Man Attacks 71-Year-Old at Women’s Rights Rally
Posie Parker (Kelly Jay Keen) speaks during a Standing for Women protest in Glasgow, Scotland, on Feb. 5, 2023. Jeff J Mitchell/Getty Images
Rex Widerstrom
Rex Widerstrom
3/5/2024|Updated: 3/5/2024
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The Free Speech Union is considering appealing a permanent name suppression order granted to a man who was accused of assaulting an elderly woman at a women’s rights rally in Auckland last year.

The man was caught on film punching a 71-year-old woman in the head during a counter-protest. He later admitted to a charge of common assault.

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Rex Widerstrom
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Rex Widerstrom is a New Zealand-based reporter with over 40 years of experience in media, including radio and print. He is currently a presenter for Hutt Radio.
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