Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Daryl Smith
Waikato Police have arrested a woman and charged her with murder in relation to an incident in rural Taupiri on 1 January 2018.
Emergency services were called to a Waring Road address after reports of a seriously injured man. Upon arrival they located 26-year-old Peter Savage, who was lying outside critically injured.
Attempts to revive Mr Savage by occupants of the address and emergency services were unsuccessful. He died at the scene.
A 26-year-old woman appeared in Hamilton District Court today and was remanded in custody until February 27.
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Issued by Police Media Centre