10 May 2018

Man found with unexplained injuries in Whanganui street dies

2:51 pm on 10 May 2018

An injured man found on a Whanganui street with mysterious injuries last month has died in hospital.

Whanganui police have now launched a homicide investigation.

The man - who was found on Tinirau Street in Whanganui on 20 April - died in Taranaki Hospital last night.

Police would like to hear from anyone who may have seen anything in the Tinirau Street area in the early hours of the morning on 20 April.