An elderly Hastings man is recovering from an alleged attack with a blunt weapon by his son, who later died while being arrested by police.
Ray McPeake, 76, was discharged from hospital on Friday after his son, Gregory McPeake, 53, allegedly attacked him with a cosh, or long blunt instrument, about 6pm last Thursday.
Ray, who lives in Hastings with his wife, Barbara, is retired and has won local awards for his model plane flying.
Police used an electronic shock gun, pepper spray and a dog on Gregory early on Friday morning after they found him in a Westshore carpark.
During the arrest, which happened after officers smashed the window of the vehicle he was in, they noticed he was having difficulty breathing and had changed colour.