A teenager charged with a brutal attack on an elderly couple will spend Christmas behind bars.
Hohepa Wallace appeared in the Porirua District Court this morning.
He faces charges of causing grievous bodily harm in relation to the attack on Eileen and Dennis Phillips in their Waikanae home.
Wallace has been remanded in custody until January 27th - which is also his 18th birthday.
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