A man found dead in Christchurch's Hagley Park yesterday was arrested for breaching a liquor ban a day earlier, police say.
Nick John Renouf, a 19-year old student at Canterbury University, was found by a member of the public at lunchtime yesterday in an open drain near Deans Avenue.
Christchurch Area Commander Superintendent Andy McGregor said Mr Renouf had been arrested for a breach of a liquor ban in Riccarton Road at 9.55pm on Wednesday.
"He was processed at the Christchurch Central custody suite and released with a pre-charge warning at around 10.40pm," he Mr McGregor said.
"We have reviewed the process and interviewed officers who dealt with Mr Renouf, and there is no indication that he was impaired in any way.