Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 54-year-old man was stabbed in Hamilton.
Norman Kingi is believed to have disturbed a group of youths breaking into a vehicle on Ranui St when he was stabbed at approximately 11.30pm last night.
Emergency services attended to Kingi immediately at the scene and he was taken to Waikato Hospital by ambulance in a critical condition, however, he died shortly after midnight.
A 15 and 13-year-old were arrested and appeared in the Hamilton Youth Court today charged with aggravated wounding and unlawful interference with a motor vehicle.