‘Gypsy’ on the run: Arrest warrant is issued for British tourist, 26, charged with fraud in New Zealand after he fails to present himself at a police station
- Group of British travellers caused chaos in New Zealand for weeks
- On 13 January, group was allegedly filmed leaving rubbish on Takapuna beach
- A 26-year-old man was charged with assault with a weapon on the same day
- He skipped a court date on Tuesday and a warrant was issued for his arrest
One of the ‘gypsy’ Brits accused of terrorising New Zealand is wanted by police after skipping a court date for a string of charges.
The unnamed man is charged with assault and reckless driving at a beach his family is accused of trashing, and with dishonestly using a document.
The 26-year-old was supposed to face Auckland District Court on Tuesday to change his bail address after being released on Friday.
However, he was nowhere to be found and a warrant was issued for his arrest.
A British ‘gypsy’ who is accused of assault and reckless driving at a beach his family allegedly trashed has been slapped with another charge (group of British tourists being questioned by New Zealand police, pictured)
The 26-year-old man, whose name has not been released, appeared in the Auckland District Court on Friday facing fraud charges
He was granted name suppression when he appeared in court on Thursday for allegedly trying to run down a woman with a car on January 13.
The alleged assault took place on the same day a group of British travellers were filmed leaving beer bottles and piles of rubbish on the city’s Takapuna beach.
Krista Curnow witnessed the incident unfold and alleged the group of about 12 tourists turned violent when she asked them to clean their mess as they left the beach.
She also alleged a car veered towards her as she attempted to take a picture of the vehicle’s number plate.
The British family made headlines across the world since arriving in New Zealand before Christmas, and most of them finally left last weekend.
They have been accused of trashing an apartment, leaving restaurants without paying and stealing from shops.
The alleged assault took place on the same day a group of British travellers were filmed leaving beer bottles and piles of rubbish on the city’s Takapuna beach
The British family (pictured) has been causing trouble in New Zealand since arriving before Christmas
The clan became so notorious that a hire car they crashed and abandoned in Auckland was stripped by souvenir hunters
Images show members of the family standing in public smoking and spitting, some drinking Red Bull while others carried six-packs of beer.
The clan, who have lived in caravan parks across the East Midlands in the UK, became so notorious that a hire car they crashed and abandoned in Auckland was stripped by souvenir hunters.
A member of the group, Tina Maria Cash, 26, pleaded guilty in court to stealing Red Bull from a Hamilton service station.
She was ordered to pay $55 in reparation.
WHO’S WHO IN THE UNRULY BRITISH FAMILY ROILING NEW ZEALAND?
Matriarch Barbara Doran says the family are ‘very frightened’
THE MATRIARCH
The matriarch of the unruly clan being hunted by outraged Facebook vigilantes is grandmother Barbara Doran, 55.
Mrs Doran has told Daily Mail Australia that she is too scared to sleep at night.
The family feel they are being ‘tortured’ by the public and insist they have done nothing wrong.
‘I’m very, very frightened, honestly,’ Mrs Doran said.
THE RED BULL THIEF
Tina Marie Cash faced a New Zealand court last week and pleaded guilty to theft charges relating to a stolen Red Bull, rope and sunglasses.
WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
The family has lived in various caravan parks around the East Midlands in the UK.
Neighbours, who claim the family lived on the Washingborough Road caravan site in Lincoln, say one of the men left the area two years ago ‘to escape trouble’.
He is believed to have then moved to a second site in Bitteswell, Leicestershire, where he lived for a brief period.
A neighbour, who knows the family, told MailOnline: ‘We are family and we stick together.
‘Everything that’s been said about them in New Zealand isn’t true. They are a good family.’
One member of the family has bizarrely claimed they are related to Britain’s 10th richest man.
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