Police investigating the slaying of Manawatu farmer Scott Guy
are following up reports of a woman trying to give away
chocolate coloured Labrador puppies in a Palmerston North car
park.
Mr Guy (31) was found dead in the driveway of his home on
Aorangi Rd, south of Feilding, on July 8.
A postmortem examination confirmed he died from several
gunshot wounds.
On Wednesday, police said they were investigating whether the
disappearance of three chocolate labradors from Mr Guy's
property on the day of his death was linked to the murder.
Police tonight said they were investigating reports of a
woman trying to give away chocolate labrador puppies in the
carpark of The Warehouse in Palmerston North on Wednesday.
A woman pulled into the carpark, on Pioneer Highway, in a
dark coloured stationwagon about 3pm and offered customers in
the carpark a puppy.
The woman indicated she was giving the puppy away, rather
than selling it.
Two other puppies were seen in the front seat of the woman's
car.
Detective Inspector Sue Schwalger said police needed to
identify the woman to establish whether the puppies came from
Mr Guy's property.
"Police would ask the woman who had the puppies to come
forward so she can be eliminated from the inquiry."
The woman was described as Caucasian, about 165cm tall and of
slim build, with long sandy blonde or light brown hair tied
in a ponytail.
She was wearing a blue polar fleece jersey or jacket.
Two small children were in the back of the car.
Police asked anyone with information on her identity to come
forward.
Police Central Districts spokeswoman Kim Perks told NZPA
earlier today appeals over the puppies had elicited about 25
calls from members of the public, and 37 staff were now
engaged in the hunt for Mr Guy's killer.
The stolen puppies were among a litter of eight housed in an
outbuilding on the property about 80m from where Mr Guy was
shot. The puppies were last seen about 5pm the previous day
when they were fed by a family member.
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