1 Jul 2022

Two men charged with murder of Whakatāne man

8:38 pm on 1 July 2022

Police have arrested two men over the murder of 48-year-old Whakatāne man Mark Hohua last week.

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Photo: RNZ / Richard Tindiller

Hohua succumbed to his injuries on 19 June after he was seriously assaulted and airlifted to Waikato Hospital the day before.

Today, police arrested a 25-year-old man from Waimana and a 32-year-old man from Taneatua in relation to the homocide investigation into Hohua's death.

The two men are due to appear in Whakatāne District Court via audio-visual link tomorrow.

Police urge anyone with information related to the incident to contact police on 105 and quote 220618/2962.