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Counties Manukau Police say they have launched a homicide investigation following an incident overnight.
Shortly after midnight on Friday, police say they responded to a report that a person had been injured at a property on Marr Road in Manurewa.
Police and ambulance personnel attended the incident and located a man with critical injuries consistent with stab wounds who, despite medical attention, died at the scene.
Police detective senior sergeant Mike Hayward says enquiries are underway to determine the circumstances of the man’s death.
“Residents in the area can expect to see an increased police presence.
“The investigation team would like to hear from anyone who witnessed this event or has any information that could assist with enquiries,” says Hayward.
He says people with any information can contact police on 105 online or over the phone, quoting file number 250405/8696.
Information can also be provided via Crime Stoppers anonymously by free calling 0800 555 111.
