Up to five teenagers may be charged with murder or manslaughter today over the fatal beating of a young man at a West Auckland party.
Oketopa Vaka Nelesini, aged 23, died in Auckland Hospital at 6.15 pm on Sunday.
Police said he had been bashed unconscious at a party in Glendale Rd, Glen Eden, on Saturday night.
Five youths - two aged 16, two 17 and one 18 - appeared in the Waitakere Youth Court yesterday charged with common assault. They were refused bail after the police indicated that more serious charges were pending.
Detective Senior Sergeant Mark Franklin later confirmed that the charges would be reviewed as the investigation wound down. An autopsy was being carried out.
Death-party teens held in custody
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