{"id":11519,"date":"2024-09-24T04:57:48","date_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:57:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=11519"},"modified":"2024-09-24T04:57:48","modified_gmt":"2024-09-23T16:57:48","slug":"one-dead-two-critical-after-incidents-in-rotorua-police-say-are-linked","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=11519","title":{"rendered":"One dead, two critical after incidents in Rotorua police say are linked"},"content":{"rendered":"

A homicide investigation has begun after a woman was found dead, and two other people were found at a different address in a critical condition, police say.<\/p>\n

Both properties are in Rotorua and the incidents are thought to be connected, a police spokesperson said in a statement.<\/p>\n

In the first, emergency services were called to an address in the suburb of Western Heights about 5am on Monday morning, where the caller said two people were being seriously assaulted.<\/p>\n

Both were found in critical condition, and were taken to hospital.<\/p>\n

Then at 2:35pm on Monday, police were called to an address in the suburb of Utuhina to check on a woman’s welfare.<\/p>\n

Officers found her body at the scene.<\/p>\n

“Police believe the incidents are linked, and one person is assisting us with our enquiries,” the spokesperson said.<\/p>\n

“We are currently not seeking anyone else in relation to this matter.”<\/p>\n

Both properties were being examined, as officers worked to find out exactly what had happened, they said.<\/p>\n

They urged anyone with information about either incident to come forward to talk to police, by calling 105 and quoting the reference number 240923\/0552. Information could also be provided through the anonymous reporting website:\u00a0Crime Stoppers<\/a>\u00a0on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n

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