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A kickboxing champion turned convicted assailant, Hayden Barnard, faces eleven months of home detention after a violent attack that left his victim with a traumatic brain injury and shattered lives. Though Barnard claims self-defense and admits his actions were excessive, the court found him guilty of wounding with intent. The assault, fueled by alcohol and LSD, unfolded at the victim’s Tasman home — a sudden, brutal event that left the victim physically broken and psychologically scarred, while his partner endured trauma witnessing it all. Despite Barnard’s remorse and rehab efforts, the judge ordered emotional harm reparations, acknowledging the lasting devastation inflicted on both victim and loved one — a tragedy that has irrevocably altered their futures.

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