New Zealand / Crime

Man charged after 5-year-old dies in Rotorua

17:29 pm on 10 February 2020

Police are conducting a homicide inquiry after a five-year-old child died at Rotorua Hospital on Saturday night.

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Police said in release they subsequently attended an address on Union Street. A post-mortem is underway.

A 24-year-old man has been charged with assaulting a child and appeared in the Rotorua District Court today, police said.

They said further charges were likely.