A 52-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead at a property in the Rotorua suburb of Utuhina yesterday.
Police said the man, who is from Rotorua, is scheduled to appear in Rotorua District Court today.
The woman was found dead by police at 2.35am on Sunday morning after being called to a Utuhina property for a welfare check.
“Two people injured in a linked incident at a Western Heights address remain in hospital in a critical condition,” police said in a statement.
Police were called to the Western Heights property around 5am on the same morning, where two people were located injured.
“They were transported to hospital in critical condition,” police said.
“Scene examinations are continuing at the Western Heights and Utuhina addresses.”
Police are still wanting to speak to anyone with information on the case.
Police said yesterday they believed the two incidents were linked.
