Murder charge after Brockville death

An upset neighbour is consoled by a man as he talks to a police officer outside a house cordoned off in the Dunedin suburb of Brockville yesterday. Photos by staff photographer.
An upset neighbour is consoled by a man as he talks to a police officer outside a house cordoned off in the Dunedin suburb of Brockville yesterday. Photos by staff photographer.
A house is cordoned off in Brockville Rd in Dunedin yesterday.
A house is cordoned off in Brockville Rd in Dunedin yesterday.

A 47-year-old man will appear in the Dunedin District Court today charged with the murder of a man at a house in the city.

In a statement, police said the body of a 66-year-old man was discovered at a Brockville house yesterday morning.

Police began scene examinations at two separate Dunedin addresses.

A postmortem examination was expected to start today.

Police were not seeking anyone else in connection with the incident but inquiries were continuing, the statement said.

A house in Brockville Rd was cordoned off yesterday and police were talking to an upset neighbour, who was being consoled by another man.

The house is owned by Housing New Zealand.

The Otago Daily Times saw police remove firearms from a house across the road from the cordoned-off property.

Police did not respond to questions on why the firearms were taken from the house.

A police spokeswoman declined to comment on whether armed police surrounding a black people mover vehicle on Moray Pl, in central Dunedin, before noon yesterday was related to the alleged murder.

However, she did say it was related to an incident in Dunedin earlier in the day.

Inspector Jason Guthrie said nobody was arrested in Moray Pl yesterday but two men agreed to accompany police to the Dunedin Central Police Station to assist with inquiries.

shawn.mcavinue@odt.co.nz

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