New Zealand

Christchurch death: 16yo charged with murder of 18yo man

10:53 am on 6 December 2021

A 16 year old has been charged with murdering another teenager in Christchurch.

File photo. Photo: RNZ / Nate McKinnon

An 18-year-old man was found unconscious in a central city supermarket car park in the early hours of Saturday morning.

He died in hospital on Sunday.

The arrested teenager will appear in the Christchurch District Court today.

Police were not looking for anyone else.

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