Man killed in violent home invasion
By Marcus Timothy,WNS Auckland Correspondent
AUCKLAND - South Auckland detectives have begun their second homicide inquiry of the weekend, after a man died in a violent home invasion overnight Saturday. The 27-year-old was assaulted, bound and gagged at his home in Botany. He lived there with his partner and the couple's young child. About 35 detectives have been called in to investigate the brutal death. Police are still working on the details, but say three people are believed to have been involved.
Detective Senior Sergeant Neil Grimstone says the man's partner and child were at home when the murder happened. He says it was an was extremely traumatic experience, and they are absolutely shattered and distraught. Police are offering as much support as they can. The cause of the man's death and why he was targeted remain a mystery. Grimstone says officers are going door to door around the neighbourhood, and ESR scientists are conducting a scene examination. Police urgently need information from people who saw anything suspicious going on in or near Kirikiri Lane in Botany.
Neighbours of the man are stunned by his violent death. A neighbour says it's a scary thing to have happened in your neighbourhood, especially when you are bringing up a small child. Meanwhile, a post-mortem is due to take place on the body of a 33-year-old man, who died after a beating in South Auckland in the early hours of Saturday morning. An argument apparently erupted into a stoush with a group of people in Williams Park. Paramedics tried but failed to revive him at the scene. Gang involvement has been ruled out and police have already spoken to eyewitnesses about what happened. So far no-one has been arrested.
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