UPDATE: Second Arrest In Hastings Homicide

As stated by Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Darren Pritchard:

Police investigating the murder of Flaxmere man Keith Pati on 16 February 2025, have made another arrest in relation to the incident.

A search warrant was carried out today in Napier and a 35-year-old woman was arrested.

She will appear in the Hastings District Court this Friday 27 February 2026, charged with being an accessory after the fact.

Keith Pati died following an altercation in Camberley, Hastings.

A 29-year-old Napier man has been charged with his murder. He is remanded in custody and is due to appear in the Napier High Court 8 June 2026.

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