Location:

Wellington

Attributable to Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard, Wellington District Crime Manager:

A young person has been arrested in relation to the death of a man in Wainuiomata yesterday.

Police were called to Wainuiomata Road about 9am after a report of the man having been found unresponsive.

He was pronounced dead at the scene a short time later.

While his death was initially being treated as unexplained, Police are now investigating the matter as a homicide.

The young person has been charged with assault with a weapon, and enquiries are ongoing.