A homicide investigation has been launched and a person is in custody after a man found with critical injuries after an assault died in Palmerston North this morning.
Police were called to Te Awe Awe Street in Hokowhitu just after 8am, where a man was found “critically injured following an assault”.
“Despite urgent medical treatment, he died a short time later,” Detective Senior Sergeant Dave Thompson said.
One person was taken into custody at the scene.
“Those involved were known to each other, and Police are not seeking anyone else in relation to this incident,” Thompson said.
A scene examination will take place over the next couple of days while police work to understand the circumstances leading up to the assault.
