New Zealand

Upper Hutt homicide: Woman arrested, charged with murder

11:56 am on 23 September 2023

Armed police at the scene of a reported Homicide in Akatarawa Road in Upper Hutt. Photo: RNZ / Bill Hickman

A woman has been arrested and charged with murder after a man's death in Upper Hutt on Friday.

A homicide investigation was launched after a person died of their injuries when they were found on Akatarawa Road on Friday afternoon.

The 39-year-old woman who was arrested is due to appear in Hutt Valley District Court on Saturday.

Police said nobody else was being sought in relation to the incident.