Christopher Millen sentenced in Tauranga District Court for Waihī machete attack

Incident Involving Christopher Millen

Christopher Millen arrived at a woman’s house in Waihī to collect a $20 debt, armed with a hidden machete, which he used to injure another man during a confrontation. After fleeing and hiding in the Athenree Gorge for five months, where he acquired a firearm and set up a camouflaged campsite, he was eventually apprehended by police in August 2024.

Explain It To Me Like I’m 5: A man named Christopher Millen tried to collect money from a woman but got in trouble when he used a big sword and hurt another man, then he hid in the bushes for a long time before the police found him.

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