A resident of the quiet cul-de-sac where an Auckland grandmother was fatally attacked in her own home has revealed what may be the only clue in the brutal murder.
Police yesterday said they are seeking sightings of a man in a white and green tracksuit, four days after Cunxiu Tian, 69, died a violent death in her Te Atatu Peninsula home.
The neighbour spoke exclusively to NZME and said saw the man "acting weird" at the end of Ms Tian's driveway slightly before 1pm on Friday. Glenvil Lane resident Maryanne Paerau said she saw the man standing by a lamp post at the end of Ms Tian's driveway shortly before 1pm.
"I saw someone standing there, at the end of her driveway. It wasn't someone I have ever seen before, he had a tracksuit on and a baseball cap on and it was really hot on Friday, but he was completely covered."
She said the tracksuit looked old, and not a "cool" style that young people would usually wear. His cap was white.