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Police investigating north Canterbury homicide raid second property

13:21 pm on 5 May 2023

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Police investigating the death of 41-year-old Richard Leman have raided a second property on Andrews Street Photo: 123rf.com

Police investigating the death of man in north Canterbury last month have raided another property this morning.

Richard Leman, 41, was found dead at an abandoned property on Rangiora's Tyler Street on 17 April, sparking a homicide investigation.

A property on Andrew Street was raided three days later by police.

Detective Senior Sergeant Tania Jellyman said police had this morning executed a search warrant at another Andrew Street property and would likely be there for several days.