Hamilton woman pleads guilty to attempted murder after hammer attack

Thursday 20 March 2025 · 3 outlets · 2 reports · updated Thu 20 Mar 2025, 1:05pm

Sarangi Lim has admitted to attempted murder following an incident at The Base shopping centre in Hamilton last June. Lim allegedly used a hammer to strike a woman on the back of the head after seeing a young child eating cigarettes in the car park.

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1. Waikato TimesThu 20 Mar 2025, 11:54am

   Woman beaten with hammer in shopping mall car park after child seen eating cigarettes (opens in new tab)

2. NZ HeraldThu 20 Mar 2025, 1:05pm

   Sarangi Lim bashed a woman with a hammer after seeing a child chomping cigarettes in a Hamilton mall car park (opens in new tab)

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