一名新西兰男子因在水箱争端上用斧头攻击他的父亲,被判处3年7个月的监禁。 A New Zealand man was sentenced to 3 years and 7 months in prison for attacking his father with an axe over a water tank dispute.

一名31岁的新西兰男子Frank Harris于2024年12月试图用斧头砍死他的父亲,当时他因微绿生意而发生水箱争端,他被判处3年7个月的监禁。 A 31-year-old New Zealand man, Frank Harris, was sentenced to three years and seven months in prison for attempting to decapitate his father with an axe in December 2024 during a dispute over a water tank for his microgreens business. 这次袭击发生在他们在金湾Tākaka的家中,使78岁的父亲身受重伤,需要11小时的紧急手术。 The attack, which occurred at their home in Tākaka, Golden Bay, left the 78-year-old father with severe injuries requiring 11 hours of emergency surgery. Harris在事发前将自己的小屋点着火并使用大麻,在相信他杀死了父亲后投降。 Harris, who had set his cottage on fire and used cannabis before the incident, surrendered after believing he had killed his father. 由于Harris没有犯罪史,该案被描述为不寻常,涉及恢复性司法程序,家属表示宽恕。 The case, described as unusual due to Harris’s lack of criminal history, involved a restorative justice process where the family expressed forgiveness. 彼得·丘奇曼法官称此次事件为偶数，称赞该家庭的坚韧不拔。 Justice Peter Churchman called the event an aberration, praising the family’s resilience. 判决于2025年11月26日在Nelson高等法院进行。 The sentencing took place on November 26, 2025, in Nelson’s High Court.