From bad to worse: British 'gypsy', 26, arrested for assault and reckless driving at a New Zealand beach which his family 'trashed' is slapped with another charge
- Group of British travellers has been causing carnage in New Zealand for weeks
- On Sunday 13 January, group was filmed leaving rubbish on Takapuna beach
- A 26-year-old man has been charged with an alleged assault on the same day
- He appeared in the Auckland District Court on Friday facing another charge
A British 'gypsy' who is accused of assault and reckless driving at a beach his family allegedly trashed has been slapped with another charge.
The 26-year-old man, whose name has been released, appeared in the Auckland District Court on Friday charged with dishonestly using a document.
He was granted name suppression when he appeared in court on Thursday facing assault and reckless driving charges over an incident that happened on Sunday, January 13.
A British 'gypsy' who is accused of assault and reckless driving at a beach his family allegedly trashed has been slapped with another charge
The 26-year-old man, whose name has not been released, appeared in the Auckland District Court on Friday facing fraud charges
The alleged assault took place on the same day a group of British travellers were filmed leaving beer bottles and piles of rubbish on the city's Takapuna beach.
Krista Curnow witnessed the incident unfold and alleged the group of about 12 tourists turned violent when she asked them to clean their mess as they left the beach.
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She also alleged a car veered towards her as she attempted to take a picture of the vehicle's number plate.
The man's next court appearance is February 8, when he is expected to plea, the New Zealand Herald reported.
The British family has been causing trouble in New Zealand since arriving before Christmas.
Their antics have made headlines across the world. They have been accused of trashing an apartment, leaving restaurants without paying and stealing from shops
The British family has been causing trouble in New Zealand since arriving before Christmas
Their antics have made headlines across the world.
They have been accused of trashing an apartment, leaving restaurants without paying and stealing from shops.
A member of the group, Tina Maria Cash, 26, pleaded guilty in court to stealing Red Bull from a Hamilton service station.
She was ordered to pay $55 in reparation.
WHO'S WHO IN THE UNRULY BRITISH FAMILY ROILING NEW ZEALAND?
Matriarch Barbara Doran says the family are 'very frightened'
THE MATRIARCH
The matriarch of the unruly clan being hunted by outraged Facebook vigilantes is grandmother Barbara Doran, 55.
Mrs Doran has told Daily Mail Australia that she is too scared to sleep at night.
The family feel they are being 'tortured' by the public and insist they have done nothing wrong.
'I'm very, very frightened, honestly,' Mrs Doran said.
THE RED BULL THIEF
Tina Marie Cash faced a New Zealand court last week and pleaded guilty to theft charges relating to a stolen Red Bull, rope and sunglasses.
WHERE ARE THEY FROM?
The family has lived in various caravan parks around the East Midlands in the UK.
Neighbours, who claim the family lived on the Washingborough Road caravan site in Lincoln, say one of the men left the area two years ago 'to escape trouble'.
He is believed to have then moved to a second site in Bitteswell, Leicestershire, where he lived for a brief period.
A neighbour, who knows the family, told MailOnline: 'We are family and we stick together.
'Everything that's been said about them in New Zealand isn't true. They are a good family.'
One member of the family has bizarrely claimed they are related to Britain's 10th richest man.
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