Tauranga homicide: Woman charged with murder after man found dead

A woman has been charged with murder after a man was found dead in Tauranga on Sunday morning.

Police were called to an area in Gate Pā near St George St about 8.45am, where the 63-year-old’s body was found.

In an update on Monday, police said a 50-year-old woman had appeared in Tauranga District Court.

She was remanded in custody to reappear in the High Court at Tauranga on October 30, the police statement said.

Tauranga police are investigating after a dead body was found in Gate Pā on Sunday. Photo / Alex Cairns

Both the man and woman have name suppression for now.

Police want to hear from anyone who witnessed anything between Thursday evening and Sunday morning in the area where the man was found.

In a prior statement police said the body was found on a walkway.

St George St is off Cameron Rd and at the south end of Gate Pa Park. The park includes a bush-filled gully, a walkway connecting to Watling St and Tom Muir Drive, and backs on to the Gate Pa Tennis Club fence.

A Bay of Plenty Times reporter who visited the area on Monday morning said police were walking the bush in the park.

A resident of the area said the pedestrian walkway was well-used by many people and she was shocked to learn of the death.

Anyone with information should contact police online or via 105, using reference number P060196188.

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