Boy, 14, charged with murder after Ōpua stabbing
8 Jan, 2021 04:00 PM
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The scene of the stabbing, at the corner of SH11 and Waimangaro Rd in Ōpua, was protected by a marquee and under police guard on Friday. Photo / Peter de Graaf
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with murder after a fatal stabbing on an Ōpua roadside.
The teenager appeared in the Whangārei Youth Court yesterday afternoon but cannot be named because of his age. He has been remanded in custody to appear in the High Court at Whangārei on February 2.
The victim was a 22-year-old man who died on the way to hospital despite the efforts of St John medics.
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A police officer is stationed outside the Roadrunner Tavern near Paihia, about 200m from the site of a fatal stabbing on Thursday night. Police were at the site on Opua Paihia Main Rd, about 200m from the Roadrunner Tavern, all day on Friday. A man who lives close to the scene, but did not want to be named, said he heard screams and saw a fight break out. “I came home from work about 11pm. I heard screaming, so I opened the door and people were arguing.”
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Police presence outside the site of a fatal stabbing, near Northland s Roadrunner Tavern, between Paihia and Opua.