Wednesday, 26 June 2013 - 4:24pm |
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Police confirm identity of body

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New Plymouth Police can now confirm that the body recovered yesterday afternoon from rocks off the Coastal Walkway is that of missing 16-year-old Nikolao Meafua known as Niko.

Niko had been missing since Monday 10 June after he left his Bell Block home.

A post-mortem was completed today along with formal identification processes. The death is not being treated as suspicious.

The matter has now been referred to the coroner.

ENDS