To be attributed to Inspector Simon Feltham, Marlborough Area Commander:
A 44-year-old man has been taken into custody at a Park Terrace house in Blenheim, following a family harm-related incident at the address.
The man was arrested at around 4.35pm, and a baby that was inside the house with the man has been recovered safely and is uninjured.
The Police Negotiation Team has been at the address since last night, engaging with the man while he remained inside the house with the baby.
Police’s focus has been the welfare of resolving the incident safely for all concerned and we are very pleased that has now been achieved.
Police have also deployed tactical staff and other staff to achieve this outcome, and we’ve been supported by the New Zealand Defence Force.
Neighbours of the address who were asked to stay in temporary accommodation last night will be able to return to their homes this evening.
We thank them and the wider community for their patience and cooperation through what we know has been an extremely unsettling situation.
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Issued by Police Media Centre.