Crime scene: Death case officers seek sightings of victim's car

MORRINSVILLE

Hamilton police want to hear from anyone who saw the car of Raymond Hetherington between 3 pm and 4.30 pm on April 25 (Anzac Day) in the Tahuna area, or any time the previous day.

Mr Hetherington was found dead in a car at the Tahuna Tavern, near Morrinsville, on April 25.

An autopsy revealed that the 35-year-old Aucklander died from a head injury, allegedly after being assaulted. A man is in custody, charged with murder.

The car in which police are interested is a dark grey 1991 Mitsubishi Diamante, registration ZM3805. Call Detective Senior Sergeant Graham Matthews on (07) 858-6200

HAMILTON

Detectives believe three attacks on Hamilton women may be linked.

The latest attack happened early last Sunday when a young woman was confronted by a man while she was walking through Steele Park.

The man began making obscene suggestions. The woman lashed out at him, and he punched her in the head twice.

When she fell to the ground, she was again assaulted, but a passer-by came to her rescue and her attacker fled.

The offender is described as a thin, light-skinned Maori, aged between 25 and 30, and with thick facial stubble. He is about 180cm (5ft 11in).

Police would like to hear from a group of teenagers who were in or near buildings in Steele Park that morning, or from witnesses.

They believe the offender may have also been responsible for an attack on a young woman on December 8 in Rothbrook Place, Hamilton, and on another on a woman in Grey St on April 8. Phone Detective Ricky Thompson, of East Hamilton police, on (07) 856-0291.

PAPAKURA

When two men entered the Woolworths supermarket in Papakura about 10 pm on April 20, one threatened staff with a crowbar while the other stole a large sum of cash.

They escaped in a waiting Subaru Legacy, registration PZ1817, which had been stolen from National Women's Hospital. The car was later found at McLennan Park in Papakura.

One of the offenders was described as tall, of medium build and wearing pale, stone-washed jeans and a baggy blue sweatshirt.

People with information should call Detective Constable Mark Palma on 0800 427-667.