A young man had been found dead in Panmure this morning. Police were called to a house on Jellicoe Rd in the east Auckland suburb at about 7am but say little is known about the circumstances of the death. They are speaking with witnesses at the scene. The man's identity and connections to the address are unclear, police said.
A 35 year-old Balmoral man has been arrested and will appear in court tomorrow facing a murder charge after a young man's body was found in Panmure this morning.
Police were called to a flat on Jellicoe Rd in the east Auckland suburb at about 7am.
The body will beremoved from the scene this evening and will undergo a post-mortem examination tomorrow, police said.
The 35 year-old man will appear in the Auckland District Court tomorrow.
At the scene this morning police personnel, some wearing white or blue jumpsuits and face masks, focussed on a cordoned off flat at the front of a housing area with about 16 dwellings.
