A 12-year-old boy who suffered a critical chest wound at a property in Pongakawa, near Te Puke yesterday afternoon, has died.
Police said a post-mortem examination would be carried out later today to establish the cause of death.
An investigation was continuing to confirm the circumstances surrounding the death.
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Police were called to the address about 4pm yesterday where they found the injured boy.
