10 Aug 2023

Police reveal Headhunters gang implicated in killing of teenage

From Checkpoint, 5:07 pm on 10 August 2023

"Our hearts ache with worry" That from the parents of a missing Auckland teenager who police believe has been murdered.

The lead investigator revealed Headhunters are implicated in killing the teenager, whose body is still missing and the gang associates last seen with him are refusing to co-operate with the investigation.

Jayden Mamfredos-Nair was nineteen when he went missing three and half months ago.

He was last seen at Birdwood Park in Ranui 8:45pm on April 21st, when Jayden got into a black Toyota Hilux ute with two known headhunter gang associates.

He hasn't used his bank acounts, accessed social media, used his phone or been seen since.

And his 20th birthday has come and gone without Jayden contacting his family, who police say he's close to.

Dectective Inspector Callum McNeill explains what happened the night Jayden was last seen.