UPDATE: Manurewa homicide investigation 20 October

As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant Veronica McPherson, Counties Manukau CIB:

Police investigating the discovery of a body in a house in Manurewa on Saturday 17 September have charged one person with murder.

Police recovered the body of a woman from inside the scene of a fire at a residential property on Nina Place on Sunday 18 September and a homicide investigation was subsequently launched.

A 50-year-old man is due to appear in the Manukau District Court this morning charged with murder.

An interim non-publication order by the Coroner remains in place, which suppresses identification, including the name, of the victim.

The victim's family continue to be supported by Victim Support and the investigation team as they deal with their loss.

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