Murder charge after man dies in West Auckland incident

A man has been charged with murder after a 62-year-old man died following an incident in West Auckland last night.

Police were called to Waitaki St in Glendene at around 9.15pm yesterday.

“The police were called into a disturbance at one address,” said a statement.

“The police have located a seriously injured man and sadly he has died at the scene.”

Police confirmed at 11:05 a.m. that the man who died later was 62 years old.

“Despite efforts to provide him with medical assistance, he died at the scene,” police said.

After a search, a 39-year-old man was located who has since been charged with murder.

“Police have been conducting investigations overnight to locate the alleged offender and he was discovered by an off-duty police officer this morning who called 111,” said Detective Inspector Kevin McNaughton.

“Police arrived quickly and located the 39-year-old man.

“It was believed that the alleged offender and the victim knew each other.”

An examination of the scene is in progress on the property.

A witness at the scene last night told the Herald that a woman could be seen crouching near a power transformer looking “dejected.”

The Police Eagle helicopter flew overhead and a unit of police dogs was also brought in, he said.

“Two people were removed from the scene by detectives shortly after 10 pm, neither was handcuffed,” he said.

Officers were also seen taking a dog from the property.

They kept to themselves

Several residents whose homes were within a cordon placed by police had to wait a while before they were allowed to return to their properties, the witness said.

A neighbor said that the family generally supported themselves.

“They’ve been working on their house lately, on trees and stuff,” they said.

Another update is scheduled for later today, police said.

“Our community can rest assured that we have a team of police officers working quickly to identify the person or persons involved in this incident.”