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Catholic school principal beaten up by pupil’s uncle

An Upper Hutt primary school principal suffered a split head and bruised ribs after a “sustained beating” from a relative of one of his pupils.

The pupil’s uncle laid into St Joseph’s School principal Peter Ahern during a meeting over his nephew, punching the stunned principal then kicking him while he was on the ground.

Mr Ahern said two uncles attended the meeting yesterday, about 9am.

The meeting had seemed to be going well, then one of the men “lost the plot”.

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