Police have upgraded their investigation into how a man fell from the balcony of a flat in Auckland to a homicide inquiry following his death in hospital.
Paul Stewart Kingi, 57, suffered head injuries and broken bones in the fall in the suburb of Point England, about 6.45pm on Wednesday.
He died in Auckland Hospital on Thursday night.
A post-mortem has revealed Mr Kingi died of blunt force trauma to the head.
Two men, aged 64 and 37, appeared in the Auckland District Court on Thursday charged with assault.
Police say they will wait until the end of their investigation before deciding whether to lay further, more serious charges.
The police say the investigation will take about a week.
