New Zealand

Murder charge after woman found dead in Whanganui

08:58 am on 11 April 2019

A homicide investigation has been launched after a woman was found dead at a Whanganui address last night.

The 41-year-old was found at a house on the corner of Victoria Avenue and Ingestre Street, after police received information from a concerned person.

A 50-year-old man has been charged with murder and will appear in Whanganui District Court today.

Nobody else is being sought in relation to the death.