A post mortem and completion of the formal identification of a body believed to be that of missing Northland woman Bridget Simmonds is not expected until the end of the week.
Detective Senior Sergeant John Clayton, of Whangārei police, said the body excavated from a Northland property was to undergo a post mortem examination yesterday."The police investigation continues and no further charges have been laid at this stage," Clayton said.
A team of police, that numbered 50 at its peak, completed the scene examination at a rural property, 40km west of Whangārei, at Wilson Rd, Parakao, on the weekend after the body was removed late on Saturday.
Last Thursday police arrested a 57-year-old man who appeared in the Whangārei District Court before Judge Brandt Shortland, who granted the man interim name suppression.
He faced a charge of possession of cannabis on June 9, 2020, and a second charge of wounding a woman with intent to cause grievous bodily harm on February 14, 2019.