Saturday, 6 October 2018 - 5:47pm |
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Body located at Te Haroto property, Hawke's Bay

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Attributable to Detective Inspector Mike Foster:

Police have today located a body at a Te Haroto property.

While the body has not yet been formally identified, Police believe it is missing Napier man Alex Latimer.

The investigation into the circumstances surrounding Mr Latimer’s death is ongoing.

Mr Latimer was last seen at the Bay View BP service station at 1.25am Sunday 30 September. We believe he was on his way to the Te Haroto area at this time.

Police continue to appeal for any sightings of Mr Latimer’s car between Te Haroto and Omaranui Road, Napier between Sunday 30 September and 8am Monday 1 October.

The car is a white 2000 Toyota Corolla hatchback, registration ZE8110. It was located burned out on Omaranui Road on Monday.

If you believe you may have seen the car, or you have any other information which could assist the investigation team, please call (06) 831 0955.  Information can also be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.

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Issued by the Police Media Centre