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Man Sentenced for Partner Assault, Ordered $500 Refuge Donation

5/24/2026

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The court ordered Nishio to donate $500 to Women’s Refuge as part of sentencing.
He was sentenced in Queenstown District Court for assaulting his partner, resisting police, and must stay separated from his wife until June 13.
Judge Mark Williams said Nishio punched, pushed, sat on his partner for ten minutes and later head-butted a window and kicked a police-car door.

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The court ordered Nishio to donate $500 to Women’s Refuge as part of sentencing.
He was sentenced in Queenstown District Court for assaulting his partner, resisting police, and must stay separated from his wife until June 13.
Judge Mark Williams said Nishio punched, pushed, sat on his partner for ten minutes and later head-butted a window and kicked a police-car door.