9 Feb 2019

Man appears in court after death of 30-year-old in Hastings

10:32 am on 9 February 2019

A 42-year-old man arrested in relation to a death in Hastings yesterday has appeared in court this morning.

Police at the crime scene in Hastings.

Police at the scene in Hastings where a man died early yesterday. Photo: RNZ / Anusha Bradley

The man, who has interim name suppression, is charged with wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm to a 30-year-old man.

The 30-year-old died outside a property on Lumsden Road in the suburb of Akina, in the early hours of Friday morning.

The defendant, who lives locally, will reappear in Hastings District Court next month.