A Ponsonby CEO accused of bashing a pensioner during a road rage incident has been granted interim suppression. Judge Tony Couch granted the order until May 2025, citing potential financial harm to the CEO’s business. The case, involving a $430,000 supercar, will be heard at a judge-alone trial next year.
A Ponsonby chief executive accused of bashing a pensioner during an alleged road rage attack involving a $430,000 supercar has been granted suppression after his lawyer argued he would suffer extreme hardship if named. At the North Shore District Court on Friday, a judge told the man his case was of “prurient” public interest because of the luxury vehicle he was driving. The 36-year-old was granted interim suppression until at least May next year after claiming his business could suffer adverse financial consequences if his name was published in the media.
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