Hastings car fire: Police seek occupants of light coloured vehicle

Police are seeking the occupants of a light coloured vehicle as part of an ongoing homicide inquiry in Flaxmere, Hastings.

Last month, police found Napier man Patrick Teteni Reweti dead inside of a car.

At around 8.20pm on March 26, emergency services had received a report of a vehicle fire at an orchard on Irongate Road West in Flaxmere.

"Thanks to information from the public and extensive inquiries, a 30-year-old man was arrested later that week," Eastern District crime manager Detective Inspector Martin James said.

"He is due to reappear in the high court at Napier on a charge of muder and wilful damage on Friday, June 21."

Hawke's Bay Police, continuing the investigation, are asking for information not yet reported to investigators.

"Police are wanting to speak to the occupant/s of a light coloured vehicle on Stock Road/Irongate Road, Flaxmere between 7.30pm and 9.00pm, as we believe they may have seen the vehicle Patrick was found in.

"If you were driving a light-coloured vehicle on Stock Road, Flaxmere on Tuesday, March 26, 2024 between 7.30pm and 9.00pm, or if you were driving any vehicle on Sunderland Drive, Flaxmere on the same night between 6.40pm and 7.10pm please contact police."

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