Warning: Scary encounter at central
My friend and I had a pretty frightening experience tonight in Christchurch and thought it was worth sharing.
While walking back to our car from St Asaph Street to Allen St, a young kiwi white man (clean face with no facial hair, 20-30ish, average build, not tall, probably 170-175cm, doesn’t seems homeless) approached us and demanded money, phones, and wallets. He said: Give me your wallet, otherwise I’ll just f you. The situation felt threatening enough that we immediately ran to a nearby business to seek help.
Thankfully, there were some incredibly kind people there who helped us and made sure we got back to our car safely. Nothing terrible happened, but it was definitely a scary experience and not something either of us expected to encounter this in Christchurch.
I’ve always considered New Zealand to be a relatively safe place, which made this incident even more surprising.
Sharing this just to remind to stay alert if you’re walking around the CBD at night, especially in quieter areas.
Update: This incident happened at Madras St and reported to the police.