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ISSUE
Friday, August 14, 2026
Volume 17 . Issue 32
A 41-year-old man accused of killing his parents and attempting to murder his brother on Auckland’s North Shore can now be identified as Marc Anthony Govinden.
The victims who died were his parents, while his brother survived with injuries.
Govinden appeared in the High Court at Auckland today, where he declined to seek continued name suppression. He faces two charges of murder and one of attempted murder.
Justice Mathew Downs set a trial date for August next year and ordered mental health assessments. Govinden will remain in a secure psychiatric facility while awaiting further court proceedings rather than being held in prison, Herald has reported.
Police were first called to a Birkdale address on the night of July 28 following reports of a stabbing.
They found Govinden’s brother at the property suffering moderate injuries. Govinden was also at the address and was arrested.
After speaking with Govinden, police carried out a welfare check at his parents’ home in Glenfield, about 5km away.
Raman and Rooksana Govinden, both in their late 70s, were found dead at the property.
“This is an awful set of events,” Acting Detective Inspector Megan Goldie said at the time.
“I know this will leave many in our community unsettled, but what I can say at this early stage of the investigation is that the offender and victims are all known to each other," as quoted by The New Zealand Herald.
Govinden’s uncle, who lives in South Africa, said the family had loved New Zealand because of its reputation for safety.
He described his brother Raman as “a very private person” who was reluctant to discuss any troubling family matters during their phone conversations.
“My brother was a true gentleman,” he said. “He loved his family. They were his priority," Herald quoted.
Raman had gone to medical school and “had high standards that he kept himself to”, his brother said.
“He was resilient and a fighter. It’s very tragic,"Herald quoted.
He described Rooksana as a “loving and caring woman” who had battled cancer earlier in life, resulting in a large age gap between her two sons.
He also recalled Rooksana being concerned about safety when the couple visited him in South Africa more than a decade ago.
New Zealand, however, had given her a very different impression.
“She told me she could leave her house unlocked and just go to the beach,” he recalled, as quoted by Herald.
Govinden’s case will return to court for another brief hearing in October, with his trial scheduled for August next year.
A 41-year-old man accused of killing his parents and attempting to murder his brother on Auckland’s North Shore can now be identified as Marc Anthony Govinden.
The victims who died were his parents, while his brother survived with injuries.Govinden appeared in the High Court at Auckland today,...
A 41-year-old man accused of killing his parents and attempting to murder his brother on Auckland’s North Shore can now be identified as Marc Anthony Govinden.
The victims who died were his parents, while his brother survived with injuries.
Govinden appeared in the High Court at Auckland today, where he declined to seek continued name suppression. He faces two charges of murder and one of attempted murder.
Justice Mathew Downs set a trial date for August next year and ordered mental health assessments. Govinden will remain in a secure psychiatric facility while awaiting further court proceedings rather than being held in prison, Herald has reported.
Police were first called to a Birkdale address on the night of July 28 following reports of a stabbing.
They found Govinden’s brother at the property suffering moderate injuries. Govinden was also at the address and was arrested.
After speaking with Govinden, police carried out a welfare check at his parents’ home in Glenfield, about 5km away.
Raman and Rooksana Govinden, both in their late 70s, were found dead at the property.
“This is an awful set of events,” Acting Detective Inspector Megan Goldie said at the time.
“I know this will leave many in our community unsettled, but what I can say at this early stage of the investigation is that the offender and victims are all known to each other," as quoted by The New Zealand Herald.
Govinden’s uncle, who lives in South Africa, said the family had loved New Zealand because of its reputation for safety.
He described his brother Raman as “a very private person” who was reluctant to discuss any troubling family matters during their phone conversations.
“My brother was a true gentleman,” he said. “He loved his family. They were his priority," Herald quoted.
Raman had gone to medical school and “had high standards that he kept himself to”, his brother said.
“He was resilient and a fighter. It’s very tragic,"Herald quoted.
He described Rooksana as a “loving and caring woman” who had battled cancer earlier in life, resulting in a large age gap between her two sons.
He also recalled Rooksana being concerned about safety when the couple visited him in South Africa more than a decade ago.
New Zealand, however, had given her a very different impression.
“She told me she could leave her house unlocked and just go to the beach,” he recalled, as quoted by Herald.
Govinden’s case will return to court for another brief hearing in October, with his trial scheduled for August next year.
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