A man was found burned to death and a woman stabbed at a Russell St, Palmerston North, house.
A man was found burned to death and a woman stabbed at a Russell St, Palmerston North, house.
The discovery of a man's burned body at a Palmerston North property is not being treated as a homicide by police.
The man, aged in his late 60s, was found at residential property in Russell St on Friday evening. A woman in her mid-30s, who was related to the man,was also found at the house with stab wounds to her face and body.
Police said the pair were part of a large family who lived at the home.
Police spokeswoman Sara Stavropoulos confirmed this afternoon the matter was not being treated as a homicide investigation.
Relatives of the woman, who had undergone two rounds of surgery for her injuries, were supporting her in hospital.
She was in a serious but stable condition, Ms Stavropoulos said.
"They are completely devastated with what has happened,'' she said.
A post mortem examination on the man's body, which was removed from the house around noon yesterday, was performed today. A scene examination was also performed.
