Ashburton man charged over Stewart Island hunting death of Jock Davies

A 39-year-old Ashburton man has been charged over the hunting death of Jock Davies at Stewart Island earlier this year.

Davies was in a hunting party of nine when the fatal incident occurred about midday on July 6 on the South Lords River hunting block.

Among the group were Davies’ father and brother.

The 21-year-old was farewelled by hundreds of people at a service in his hometown of Tapanui, West Otago.

Davies had survived multiple battles with leukaemia in his earlier years.

Jock Davies, pictured with his mother Sarah, was a leukaemia survivor. Photo / Supplied

Police today told the Herald a 39-year-old Ashburton man will face a charge of careless use of a firearm causing death in relation to the incident.

He will appear in the Invercargill District Court on December 16.