Please attribute to Acting Detective Senior Sergeant Paul Barron, Tauranga CIB:
A 37-year-old woman has died after an incident in Tauranga overnight.
Police were called a local marae at 11.50pm. The woman had suffered injuries to her neck and was transported to hospital in a critical condition. She died from her injuries a short time later.
Police are speaking to a 21-year-old man in relation to the death.
Further information, including details of any charges and court appearance, will be provided as soon as possible.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.