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Police seeking weapon linked to Napier homicide

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Map showing areas of interest, along the highlighted route
Police are searching for a knife similar to this one
Knife with a pen for scale

Please attribute to Detective Sergeant Emmet Lynch:

Police making enquiries into the death of Arohaina Henare are looking for a knife in relation to the investigation.

Ms Henare was found unresponsive at a residential address on Nuffield Avenue, Marewa on 18 November, and sadly died at the scene.

We're asking the public, particularly those who live between Whitmore Park and the Marewa shops (as pictured), to check their properties for a knife similar to the one pictured.

Information can be shared with Police via 105, or https://www.police.govt.nz/use-105 ‘Update My Report’ and quoting file number 221118/1878.

Information can also be shared anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

ENDS

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Map showing areas of interest, along the highlighted route
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Police are searching for a knife similar to this one
Police are searching for a knife similar to this one JPG - 6MB
Knife with a pen for scale
Knife with a pen for scale JPG - 6MB