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Attributable to Detective Senior Sergeant Scott Neilson:
Hamilton Police are seeking information on a serious assault that has left a youth in critical condition in Waikato Hospital.
A 17-year-old male was stabbed during an altercation outside an address on Slim Street, Melville around 5pm yesterday.
Approximately seven people are thought to have been involved, and enquiries are ongoing to identify and locate them.
A scene examination is being conducted today.
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Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Ash Matthews of Auckland City District Police:
A woman is assisting Police with enquiries after the discovery of the body of a newborn baby in Albert Park early this morning.
Police were called to the scene about 7am after a park worker discovered the infant.
Sadly, when examined, there were no signs of life.
A scene examination is now underway, and Police are speaking to a woman believed to be the baby’s mother.
A post-mortem examination will also be carried out in the coming days.
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Police are asking for the public’s help after an assault on the roadside on Friday in Tokoroa.
About 4.15am near the intersection of Old Taupo Road and Baird Road, a man stopped his vehicle to assist another motorist.
During this interaction he was allegedly assaulted, causing a head injury.
He is now recovering at home.
Police are now working to establish the full circumstances of what has occurred, and to locate the other party believed to be involved.
