Please attribute to Acting Waikato District Police Crime Manager, Mark Greene.
A 60-year-old woman has died following an incident at an address in the Waikato town of Otorohanga yesterday evening.
A 64-year-old man was found wounded at the same dwelling. He was flown to Waikato Hospital, where he is in a critical condition in ICU.
Both had sustained knife wounds.
Emergency services were alerted at approximately 8.30pm.
Police are seeking 34-year-old Ross Douglas Bremner in connection with the incidents. Police teams, including the AOS, are looking for him in the Otorohanga area.?
Mr Bremner is known to the victims.
¡°We want to send a message to the community that Police has taken steps to ensure all is being done to keep people safe while we investigate this matter,¡± says Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Greene.
¡°However, if any local person has any concerns, they should not hesitate to call Police,¡± he says.?
Anyone who sees Mr Bremner or has any information about his whereabouts is asked to call 111.
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Notes to media:
A photograph of Mr Bremner is attached.
Police intend to hold a media stand-up on the investigation in Hamilton this afternoon. We will advise media of the time.
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