Tauranga Police have launched a homicide investigation after a young boy died in Starship Children's Hospital on Friday morning.
Police can confirm he was five-year-old Malachi Subecz of Te Puna.
Emergency services were initially called to a Te Puna residential property on Monday November 1 after Malachi was found with injuries.
He was treated in Tauranga Hospital before being airlifted to Auckland.
Police would like to speak with anyone who may have seen Malachi in the last couple of months.
"We are particularly interested in speaking to anyone who is yet to speak with Police," says Detective Senior Sergeant Craig Rawlinson.
Anyone with any information that will assist our investigation is asked to contact Police on 105 quoting file number 211101/6453.
Alternatively you can contact Crime Stoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
2 comments
Hmmm
Posted on 13-11-2021 18:43 | By Let's get real
I hope the perpetrator or perpetrators receive everything that they deserve and that their actions haunt them forever.
New Zealand's international disgrace
Posted on 14-11-2021 07:56 | By Kancho
We are an international failure and disgrace. Every five weeks a child is killed and unknown hundreds abused physically sexually or mentally. The children's commissioners says at least 125,000 children includes abuse, neglect, poverty, and poor health and education outcomes. New Zealand has the highest rate of teen suicide in the OECD New Zealand has the 6th highest teen pregnancy rate in the OECD New Zealand has the 7th highest rate of child homicide in the OECD. Labour pledged to bring children out of poverty two elections ago. Still DHBs underfunded, mental health, education, housing etc. Yet billions for bike lanes etc
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