{"id":17212,"date":"2026-04-21T06:10:05","date_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:10:05","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=17212"},"modified":"2026-04-21T06:10:05","modified_gmt":"2026-04-20T18:10:05","slug":"person-of-interest-in-hastings-homicide-unconscious-in-hospital","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/thebuzz.apnanetwork.co.nz\/?p=17212","title":{"rendered":"&#8216;Person of interest&#8217; in Hastings homicide unconscious in hospital"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>A man considered a &#8220;person of interest&#8221; in relation to the deaths of his wife, baby and toddler is unconscious in hospital.<\/p>\n<p>A homicide investigation, dubbed Operation Train, is under way after emergency services were called to a property on Avenue Road East, Hastings about 6am Sunday, after reports of several people being seriously injured.<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/crime-and-justice\/592806\/two-children-under-3-and-woman-killed-at-hastings-home\">Three people died<\/a>\u00a0&#8211; a woman and her two children, a 3-month-old girl and a 17-month-old girl.<\/p>\n<p>The woman&#8217;s husband, who is the father of the children, is in Wellington Hospital.<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><b>Do you know more? Email<\/b>\u00a0sam.sherwood@rnz.co.nz<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>On Monday, Coroner Bruce Hesketh granted an\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.rnz.co.nz\/news\/crime-and-justice\/592874\/coroner-grants-order-preventing-naming-mother-and-children-killed-in-hastings\">interim non-publication order<\/a>\u00a0in relation to the names, or any particulars likely to lead to the identification, of any of the four people.<\/p>\n<p>Coroner Hesketh&#8217;s ruling said the mother and children died of stab wounds.<\/p>\n<p>The Coroner said police were yet to speak to the man, who also suffered stab wounds.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;He is currently unconscious and in Wellington Hospital.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Police wish to speak to [the man] so he can assist with their inquiries. He is considered a person of interest&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>Police also wanted to speak to extended family members, including both the man and woman&#8217;s former partners.<\/p>\n<p>Coroner Hesketh made the orders until 4 May.<\/p>\n<div class=\"photo-captioned photo-captioned-full photo-cntr eight_col \"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/media.rnztools.nz\/rnz\/image\/upload\/s--u8jnNQWG--\/ar_16:10,c_fill,f_auto,g_auto,q_auto,w_1050\/v1776655119\/4JPVDGZ_Media_7_jpg?_a=BACCd2AD\" alt=\"Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman at a Hastings house.\" width=\"1050\" height=\"742\" \/><\/p>\n<p class=\"photo-captioned__information\"><span class=\"caption\">Two children aged under three years old died alongside a woman at a Hastings house.\u00a0<\/span><span class=\"credit\">Photo:\u00a0RNZ \/ Anusha Bradley<\/span><\/p>\n<\/div>\n<p>Detective Inspector Martin James earlier said on arrival one person was found dead.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Two others were found to be in a critical condition and one in a serious condition, and were transported to Hastings Hospital.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The two critically injured people had since died.<\/p>\n<p>On Monday, James said police could now confirm the three victims were a woman and two young children who lived at the property.<\/p>\n<p>The woman&#8217;s family declined to comment to RNZ on Monday.<\/p>\n<p>A man who lived at the property was also transported to hospital and was undergoing surgery on Monday, James said.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to the incident, however no charges have been laid at this time.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;A team of 30 is working on the homicide investigation, and a scene examination will continue today.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>James earlier said police appreciated it was a &#8220;distressing incident that will no doubt be concerning to nearby residents&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;I would like to reassure the community that this was an isolated incident, contained to this specific group of people, and there is no risk to the wider public.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&nbsp;<\/p>\n<p>RNZ<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>A man considered a &#8220;person of interest&#8221; in relation to the deaths of his wife, baby and toddler is unconscious in hospital. A homicide investigation, dubbed Operation Train, is under way after emergency services were called to a property on Avenue Road East, Hastings about 6am Sunday, after reports of several people being seriously injured. 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