Glen Innes woman’s death ‘unexplained’, police continue to investigate

Police continue to investigate an “unexplained” death of a 37-year-old woman in Auckland’s Glen Innes this morning and an autopsy on the deceased will take place tomorrow.

Auckland City Police Detective Sergeant Major Scott Armstrong said that shortly before 6 a.m., the body of a woman was found on a public walkway near Glen Innes train station.

The sudden death in the Auckland suburb this morning is still being treated as unexplained and police continue to conduct investigations, he said.

“The police are working with the closest relatives of the deceased, who have been informed.”

“We cannot comment further on the identity of the deceased at this stage until the formal identification procedures are carried out.”

The public walkway between Felton Mathew Avenue and the Glen Innes train station will remain closed until further notice, he said, while the train station will remain open to the public.

Earlier this morning, laces were placed at the scene.

A person who worked in a building along the walkway said there were five or six police cars at the scene and a forensic van with eight employees working at the scene.

Another nearby worker said police and an ambulance were on the catwalk when they arrived at work shortly before 6 a.m. One person was carried away in a body bag shortly after, they said.