Three arrested after large brawl outside Christchurch bus exchange

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch
Aug 31, 2024 |
Photo: Christchurch police outside bus exchange / Supplied
Photo: Christchurch police outside bus exchange / Supplied

Three people have been arrested following a large brawl outside Christchurch’s bus exchange.

A police spokeswoman confirmed to chrislynchmedia.com that they were called to Lichfield Street at 9:35 PM on Friday, after reports of a large group of people fighting.

A witness said he saw people fighting inside and outside the bus exchange, including a young man resisting arrest.

Police team unit arrives on scene / supplied

Police team unit arrives on scene / supplied

He also said there was a lot of broken glass on the ground where the fight occurred.

A team policing van was called to the scene to break up the fight.

The police spokeswoman said three people were arrested, and no one was seriously injured.

Chris Lynch
Chris Lynch

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