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Police were examining property in Karori on Sunday afternoon after a man’s body was found. His death is being treated as suspicious.
Police launched a homicide investigation after the body of a man was found Sunday morning in the Wellington suburb of Karori.
Police confirmed they were called to a home in the western suburb at 8:30 a.m. Sunday after a family member found a dead man.
Detective Inspector Darrin Thomson said the death, at a home on Percy Dyett Dr, was that the death was not being treated as a homicide.
“Police will remain on the property for the next several days, along with ESR, conducting an examination of the scene.” he said.
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One death, at a property on Percy Dyett Dr (pictured) in the Wellington suburb of Karori, was being treated as a suspect.
“The community can also expect a significant police presence in the area in the coming days as we seek to provide reassurance for local residents and speak to potential witnesses.”
A neighbor said Stuff heard a house party, one of several in a group at the end of a long drive, on Saturday night that lasted until at least 11.30am.
The neighbor said that the police and ambulance regularly visited the group of houses.
On Sunday afternoon, there was a large police presence on the property and police went door to door.
A police officer was guarding the end of the property’s driveway and policemen dressed in forensic clothing were inside the home.
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Police officers in forensic clothing were inside the home Sunday afternoon.
Thomson said the Institute for Environmental Science and Research was being called in to help examine the scene.
At one in the afternoon, no one was in custody.
If you heard or saw anything in the Percy Dyett Avenue area Saturday night that may help with police inquiries, please contact Wellington Police on 105, quoting work number P044839711. Information can also be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.
