Tuesday 23 April 2019
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Victim hits out at assault Paula Hulburt Reporter
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Trapped on his mobility scooter, pensioner Doug Woolf watched in horror as the ute raced towards
him. As his scooter crashed to the ground, the 67-year-old Blenheim man says he thought he was going to die. He has now hit out at the court system after the man who
attacked him escaped jail. The frail pensioner has been left bewildered and angry by the court’s decision. “What’s to put him off doing this to someone else? It’s hardly much of a deterrent.
“I would like to have seen him charged with attempted murder, as it was a deliberate act and I could have died. “I wasn’t able to defend myself properly but if it had been someone in their 90s, I believe he
would have killed them,” Doug says. The man was sentenced to nine months suspended sentence and community service last week in
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Flight of fancy The Yealands Classic Fighters event at Omaka welcomed the biggest crowds in its 18 year history. This Omaka-based Yak 3 “Full Noise”, pictured, owned and piloted by Graeme Frew was just one of many eye-catching planes at the show this weekend. And it made a big impact on one father and son duo who flew 30 hours from Seattle in the USA for a 30-minute fight on the classic plane. Gordon and Don Blase had seen Full Noise race at Reno and were determined to fly in her. A spokesman says they loved their time at the show. “They said it was one of the best in the world,” he says. Though renowned as a mainly classic aircraft event, some more modern machines also wowed the crowds including the RAAF’s F18 Hornets which proved to be a highlight. People not at the show gathered on the Wither Hills and nearby hoping for a glimpse of the action and were not disappointed. Although rain put an end to the fun early on Sunday, the show is being hailed by organisers and visitors as one of the best ever. Graeme Frew in the Omaka-based Yak 3 “Full Noise” on Saturday. Photo: Barry Whitnall.
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