Wednesday, 28 February 2018 - 3:24pm |
Bay of Plenty

Opotiki homicide - Correction

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Police earlier this afternoon issued a media release entitled "Police investigating Opotiki homicide seek motorist who picked up hitchhiker".

There are suppression orders in place in relation to this case and the victim's name should not have been included in the release.

Police apologise for the error and request that media remove the victim's name from any stories that have subsequently been published. 

ENDS

Issued by Police Media Centre.