24 Aug 2023

Auckland residents scared to go out after two separate homicides

From Checkpoint, 5:45 pm on 24 August 2023

Three people have appeared in court charged with two separate homicides in the space of 24 hours in Auckland.

A 35-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman were arrested following the death of an elderly man at an Upper Queen Street apartment.

And hours later, a 19-year-old was charged with murder at an Epsom motel.

Felix Walton and Marika Khabazi spoke to residents near the scenes.