'Numerous lacerations': Dad of girl, 5, attacked at Myers Park shares update

The father of a 5-year-old child attacked at Auckland's Myers Park <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/25/unknown-man-attacked-victim-in-aucklands-myers-park-20yo-in-custody/">last month</a> has shared an update on her condition. A child was <a href="https://www.1news.co.nz/2026/10/26/attempted-murder-charge-after-child-hurt-in-auckland-park-assault/">seriously injured at the inner city park</a> on October 25, and taken to Starship Children's Hospital in a serious but stable condition, while the man, who was taken into custody at the scene, was in hospital in a serious condition with self-inflicted injuries. In a post to a Givealittle page today, the girl's father shared an image of her giving a thumbs-up from a hospital bed. He said she "received numerous lacerations to her head, along with injuries to two fingers". "Currently, the whole family is dealing with a post traumatic stress, which will take long time to come down," he wrote.