Police at the scene on Carruth Rd, Papatoetoe. Photo / Brett Phibbs
A second man has been charged with murder following the death of 40-year-old Jima Shemaon Zaya at a South Auckland boarding house in May.
Mohammed Shaiyaz Shaheem, 40, was charged with murder earlier this year after Zaya's body was found at a boarding house in Papatoetoe on May 20.
The
Herald can reveal that police have now charged a second man.
The 34-year-old Otara man will appear in the High Court at Auckland on December 13.
Detective Senior Sergeant Richard O'Connor could not comment further on the second arrest as the matter was before the courts.