Christchurch man Steven Gardiner因2025年1月非法逮捕及攻击David Hoffman, 被判处2个月的社区拘留和9个月的监管。 Christchurch man Steven Gardiner sentenced to 2 months community detention and 9 months supervision for unlawful citizen’s arrest and assault on David Hoffman in Jan 2025.

史蒂文·加迪纳(Steven Gardiner)是克赖斯特彻奇人,在2025年1月非法试图逮捕戴维·霍夫曼公民后,被判处两个月的社区拘留和九个月的严密监视。 Steven Gardiner, a Christchurch man, was sentenced to two months of community detention and nine months of intensive supervision after unlawfully attempting a citizen’s arrest on David Hoffman in January 2025. 警方对2024年12月的一次袭击反应迟缓,Gardiner和三名同伙闯入霍夫曼的家,Gardiner使用自制的搜查令,将他软禁起来,导致暴力冲突。 Frustrated by the slow police response to a December 2024 assault, Gardiner and three associates entered Hoffman’s home, where Gardiner used a self-made warrant and physically restrained him, leading to a violent confrontation. Gardiner和Davies的同伙被判犯有一般攻击和故意侵入罪;Hoffman面部骨折和割伤。 Gardiner and associate Davies were convicted of common assault and wilful trespass; Hoffman suffered facial fractures and lacerations. 法官Stephen O'Driscoll裁定Gardiner没有合法权力逮捕公民, Judge Stephen O’Driscoll ruled Gardiner had no legal authority for a citizen’s arrest, calling the actions unjustified. Hoffman以前曾被判定犯有最初的攻击罪。 Hoffman had previously been convicted of the original assault. 本案突出说明了自助司法的法律限制。 The case highlights the legal limits of self-help justice.