A late-night street fight in Auckland’s Otara suburb has left one man dead and another seriously injured, prompting police to launch a homicide investigation.
Emergency services responded to reports of a brawl on Wymondley Road shortly before midnight on Friday. “Upon arrival, two men were located with critical injuries,” Detective Senior Sergeant Simon Taylor said. Both were rushed to hospital, but one of the men died shortly after. The other remains in serious condition.
The incident has sent shockwaves through the Otara community. Manukau councillor Alf Filipaina told RNZ that local leaders were deeply unsettled by the violence. “They are sending condolences to the families involved,” he said. “It is just something that, for them, is not ‘us’.”
He added that such a violent episode is rare for the area. “They’re just saying ‘it’s not Otara’. You’ve now got one person who has passed, and then you’ve got another seriously injured, so they are shocked. We haven’t had anything this serious for a while,” Filipaina told RNZ.
Police remained at the scene on Saturday, conducting a forensic examination. Cordons are still in place, and investigators are urging anyone who witnessed the altercation or has relevant information to come forward.
The investigation is ongoing.
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