27 Aug 2012

Dead woman named

10:02 am on 27 August 2012

Police in Hamilton have named a woman who died in a house fire in the city on 22 August.

The fire is being treated as suspicious and the death as a possible homicide.

Wai Tangi Matenga, 37, was found inside a house in Holland Road after the fire was extinguished.

A post mortem was completed on Friday. However, more toxicology tests are being done before a final report is available.