Manslaughter charge over death of Invercargill 78-year-old

A 44-year-old man has been charged with manslaughter over the death of an older man following a car park altercation.

Police said the charged related to an altercation with a 78-year-old man in the car park of a local licenced premises in Invercargill on Saturday, January 28.

The older man died on February 1.

The 44-year-old was due to appear in Invercargill District Court next Thursday, police said in a statement.

 

 

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