Man jailed for assault after assaulting man who assaulted him but was not yet jailed

An assault victim in New Zealand tired of waiting for the law to catch up with his attacker, so he rounded up a posse and went to the man’s house to do so himself. The incident did not go as planned, and now both men have relevant convictions. David Hoffman was charged and jailed for injuring with intent in his assault on Steven Gardiner, who received t…