An arrest has been made after a man's wallet was stolen as he lay dying in a street in a Coromandel town earlier this month.
Photo: RNZ / Cole Eastham-Farrelly
Henry Pere, 61, collapsed on the street in Waihi and police say his wallet was stolen as he was being given CPR.
Mr Pere later died in hospital.
A 24-year-old man was arrested in Napier yesterday and has been charged with theft.
He will appear in the Waihi District Court next month.
