Twelve Arrested or Charged in Four Assaults

Authorities in Newport, Rhode Island, say three people were arrested on allegations they assaulted and robbed a 26-year-old man near the police station; they were held without bail pending arraignment. In Wellington, New Zealand, three men appeared in court after a woman was wounded in an attack on Austin Street, with two charged with wounding with intent and a third charged as an accessory. In Greenville, North Carolina, three men were charged after a victim suffered a severe cut above the eye that required hospitalization; each was released on a $5,000 secured bond. Separately, police in Japan’s Kumamoto Prefecture reportedly arrested three men suspected of assaulting and injuring someone they allegedly mistook for a man’s lover. The allegations in these cases have not been proven in court.