WARNING: This story discusses suicide.
Rumours that “foul play” was involved in the death of a father-of-six, whose body was found on a state highway, have
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Emergency services attend the scene of the fatal multi-vehicle crash on State Highway 6, Whangamoa Rd, which claimed the life of Andrew Martin. Kaveney expected a decision on charges would be made in the next few months. In August, Mathew Kevin John Arrowsmith, 40, was walking along State Highway 65 between Maruia Saddle Rd and Pea Soup Rd when he was struck by a vehicle and killed. The father-of-five was run over by two trucks before his body was found on the highway near Murchison, in the Tasman Region on August 29. Detective Sergeant Dan Shields said an investigation into Arrowsmith s death was in its final stages and he was preparing a report for the coroner.