Boy breaks free from stranger who forced him into public toilet at gunpoint

UpdatedRic StevensOpen Justice reporter·NZ Herald·23 Aug, 2026 11:57 PM3 mins to read‌The man pleaded guilty in the Hastings District Court last week. Photo / NZMEThe man pleaded guilty in the Hastings District Court last week. Photo / NZMEThis article deals with the sexual abuse of a boy and may be distressing to some readers.A stranger used an imitation handgun to abduct a 12-year-old boy and force him into a public toilet, where he sexually abused him.

The boy feared being shot when the handgun was

Boy breaks free from stranger who forced him into public toilet at gunpoint

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