Please attribute to Detective Inspector Karen Bright, Counties Manukau Police:
A 24-year-old man will be charged with Murder when he next appears in Court in relation to the death of a woman who was located deceased in a car outside the Counties Manukau Police Station last week.
The man was charged with an assault-related offence but this will be upgraded to Murder when he appears in Manukau District Court on 4 January 2023.
A scene examination has been completed at an address in Mona Avenue, M¨¡ngere Bridge.
Police are continuing to establish the circumstances leading to the woman¡¯s death and can confirm the victim and alleged offender were known to each other.
Formal identification is still to be completed.
Police are supporting the victim¡¯s family at this difficult time.
ENDS
Issued by the Police Media Centre