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Lion man still on TV despite assault | Otago Daily Times Online

Star of The Lion Man show Craig Busch pleaded guilty in May last year to assaulting former partner Karen Greybrook in January 2005.

Ms Greybrook's injuries included two cracked ribs, fractured vertebrae and a shattered forehead which left her bedridden for months.

Busch was ordered in Whangarei District Court to pay her $8000.

Busch admitted he assaulted his former partner after he found her in bed with another couple.