20 Oct 2022

Manurewa body at fire scene: Man charged with murder

10:35 am on 20 October 2022

Police investigating the discovery of a body in a house in the South Auckland suburb of Manurewa in September have charged a person with murder.

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Photo: Supplied / Ministry of Justice

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. A homicide investigation was subsequently launched.

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

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