The police in Levin have arrested and charged a man in relation to a violent home invasion in Otaki last week.
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It is alleged he entered a house early last Saturday armed with a gun and assaulted another man.
The victim managed to escape through a window but suffered a cut to his head and extensive bruising.
The police carried out a search warrant on Tuesday, and found a sawn-off shotgun.
The 43-year-old has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm, unlawful possession of a firearm and reckless discharge of a firearm, and will apear in court later this month.
He will appear in the Levin District Court at the end of the month.