Puna man arrested in assault

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A Puna man has been charged with assault after his neighbor went to the hospital with substantial injuries to his face and body.

A Puna man has been charged with assault after his neighbor went to the hospital with substantial injuries to his face and body.

At 2:49 a.m. Monday, officers responded to Hilo Medical Center, where a 47-year-old man was being treated for injuries reportedly received by his neighbor at the victim’s Waa Waa home on Pakala Road shortly before midnight Sunday.

At 8:50 a.m. Monday, police arrested 28-year-old Kiel Brende of Waa Waa.

He was charged at 3:30 p.m. Monday with second-degree assault.

His bail was set at $10,000. He remained at the cellblock until his initial court appearance Tuesday.