Sunday, 19 December 2021 - 11:12am |
Waitematā

Name release - Birkdale homicide

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Attributable to Detective Inspector Aaron Proctor:

Police can now release the name of the baby who died in Starship Hospital on Friday evening.

He was 10-month-old Chance Kamanaka O Ke Akura Aipolani-Nielson.

Police believe the baby's injuries were non-accidental, and investigations are ongoing into the circumstances.

Anyone with information that may assist Police with our inquiries is asked to get in touch on 105 and reference Operation Angora.

ENDS

Issued by the Police Media Centre