Body found in bale of cardboard

A body has been found inside a bale of cardboard at a factory in Hamilton.

Police have begun investigations after staff at OJI Fibre Solutions - a cardboard processing plant - made the discovery.

Police said the body belonged to a male. An approximate age has not been given or when the discovery was made.

"At this early stage of the investigation police are still going through the process to identify the body and determine how the body came to be in the bale of cardboard,'' a police statement said.

On its website, the company is described as a "leading producer of market pulp, paper and fibre-based packaging''.

The company used to be Carter Holt Harvey Pulp, Paper and Packaging but was sold to OJI in 2014 and subsequently re-branded. According to its website, the business employs over 1850 people in New Zealand.

In a statement to media, the company said it was not going to comment. The statement was attributed to chief executive Jon Ryder.

"OJI Fibre Solutions has advised today that it will not be responding to media queries with regard to police presence at its Hamilton baling site.

"The New Zealand Police have the site locked down at present and we are doing everything we can to help them. At this point in time, it would not be prudent for us to say anything further. We anticipate being able to provide further information later this week.''

Workers said police arrived at the site at about 11.30am.

One worker, who spoke to the Herald on the condition he was not named, said they only knew that "body parts had been found" in the bale of cardboard.

Staff were informed earlier in the day what had happened but had been told not to talk about the incident.

Police were working within the back warehouse and a hearse and an undercover police car were seen leaving the premises just before 6pm. Another uniformed police officer arrived shortly after.

 

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