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A 25-year-old man has been arrested after a woman was violently assaulted in Papatoetoe, Auckland.
An investigation began this month into the incident where a woman suffered a head injury in the early hours of 9 May on Sutton Crescent.
"At around midnight, the victim and the offender had been walking along Sutton Crescent when an argument broke out between them," Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Hayward said.
"We do not know why this argument began but it has continued as the pair moved towards Kolmar Road."
A second image of the wanted man. Photo: Supplied / NZ Police
The woman tried to walk away from the man but was assaulted.
"The force of the assault has caused the victim to fall to the ground," Detective Senior Sergeant Hayward said.
"The offender has continued the violent assault and used extreme force on the woman."
The woman was taken to Middlemore Hospital with serious injuries and was continuing to recover from her ordeal.
Police obtained CCTV footage of the assault, which shows the man walking away from the scene a short time later.
Police earlier on Wednesday appealed to the public for help finding the man pictured in CCTV images released.
"There is no place for this extreme violence in the community, and I'm confident someone will know who this man is," Detective Senior Sergeant Hayward said earlier on Monday.
In an update from police on Tuesday afternoon, Detective Senior Sergeant Hayward said a man turned up at Ōtāhuhu Police Station and has been arrested.
He has been charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm and will appear in the Manukau District Court on Thursday.
