Injured by Bible
Manurewa MP George Hawkins has been left nursing a bruised hand after a 5kg bible was hurled at him during a church-run election meeting on Sunday night.
Mr Hawkins today said he intended making a formal complaint to police today over the incident at the Manurewa Baptist Church.
He said the incident happened after candidates had spoken and a microphone was opened for questions from the floor.
He said the man in his 60s started moving towards the microphone carrying a large bible.
“He didn’t stop at the microphone, he kept on coming… He put it above his head and slammed it down on us.”
Mr Hawkins said he blocked the fall of the 1860s edition bible, which he estimated weighed about 5kg, leaving him with a bruised hand.
