Arrests Made Over Rotorua Homicide

As put by Detective Senior Sergeant Mark van Kempen:

Four people are due in court today in relation to a homicide in Rotorua yesterday.

Emergency services were called to an assault on Trigg Avenue around 12:20pm on Wednesday. Upon arrival, a man was located in a critical condition, but he died at the scene.

Yesterday afternoon, Police arrested a 19-year-old female, two men aged 20 and 64, and a teenage boy. All four are due to appear in the Rotorua Youth Court today, 21 August, charged with assault and possessing offensive weapons. Further charges are likely.

Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the homicide.

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