Second arrest in Te Kaha Tribesmen death case

1:23 pm on 31 May 2017

A second man has been arrested in relation to the death of a motorcyclist in the Eastern Bay of Plenty in November.

Police are seeking any sighting of the burnt out vehicle found near the banks of the Raukokore River, not far from where Don Henry Turei died.

This burnt out vehicle was found near the banks of the Raukokore River, not far from where Don Turei died. Photo: NZ Police

Don Turei Junior, who was a member of the Tribesmen gang, died after his motorbike was hit by a van on State Highway 35 near Te Kaha.

Police upgraded the investigation to a homicide a few days after the crash.

Today, a 32-year old man was charged with being an accessory after the fact of murder.

A 33-year old Te Kaha man was charged with the same offence earlier this month.