Police have now identified the woman who was discovered deceased in a vehicle at the River Road Recreational Reserve last week.?
Formal identification procedures have identified the woman as 18-year-old Ariki Rigby of Napier.
Our thoughts and sympathies are with her family and wider Wh¨¡nau. Police and Victim Support will be offering them support at this difficult time.
Police are following a number of lines of enquiry in relation Ariki¡¯s death but we continue to appeal for information from the public.
Anyone with information is asked to contact Police on 105 quoting file number 220905/1265.
Information can be provided anonymously to Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre
