Police at a house on William Ave, Manurewa, Auckland, where the death of a baby was discovered earlier this month. Photo / Dean Purcell
Police at a house on William Ave, Manurewa, Auckland, where the death of a baby was discovered earlier this month. Photo / Dean Purcell
A "small group of whānau" are refusing to help police investigating the death of a baby boy in South Auckland.
Officers investigating the homicide of the 10-month-old child are calling for people to speak up, as some within the family have moved to not co-operate.
It comes after the child'sdeath on Sunday, September 6, after police were called to an incident at a property in Manurewa the day before.
Counties Manukau Police says a number of family members are not co-operating with police looking into the circumstances of the boy's death.
"There are a small group of whānau who are choosing to not co-operate with us as we investigate the death of this 10-month-old boy," Detective Senior Sergeant Kevin Tiernan said.
Police acknowledged that they had spoken to several other family members who had been working well with officers.
But Tiernan said it was disappointing others within the family were not.
Oranga Tamariki received anonymous report of concern before death
"This is disappointing for police and I urge anyone who is approached in this investigation to consider speaking with us so we can establish what exactly happened."