A 24-year-old man has been arrested and is to appear in court tomorrow after a body was found inside a vehicle that had been driven to a police station.
Police tonight said he had been charged with an assault-related offence.
He is expected to appear in the Manukau District Court tomorrow.
A post-mortem was also due to take place on Saturday, and it was likely that the man’s charge would be upgraded, a police spokesperson said.
An entire South Auckland property has been cordoned off this evening with police confirming a scene examination would continue into the weekend.
An investigation was launched after a man brought the car to the Counties Manukau station about 1.10pm and approached the front counter, a police spokesperson said.
Shortly afterwards, officers found a dead person in the vehicle, police said.