Police are investigating a death at a property in Silverdale, Auckland today. Video / Hayden Woodward
Residents were shocked and upset by an “unexplained” death at the home of a “friendly family” and a second person from the house being taken to hospital in a serious condition.
Police have been investigating a person’s death at a Mita Rd house in Silverdale, north of Auckland.
A neighbour said the people who lived at the house were a “nice, friendly and a private family”.
She said she was “shocked and sad” about what happened.
Police are investigating an unexplained death at a property on Mita Rd, Silverdale, north of Auckland. Photo / Akula Sharma
Two detectives could be seen exiting the house yesterday morning. Photo / Akula Sharma
Two detectives were also seen exiting the house.
Waitematā CIB Detective Inspector Callum McNeill said officers were in attendance after a person died and a second person had suffered injuries in Silverdale on Tuesday afternoon.
“At this stage, the death is being treated as unexplained,” he said.
“A second person has been transported to hospital in a serious condition.”
McNeill said police were in the very early stages of making inquiries into the circumstances of what had occurred.
“We can reassure the community we are not currently seeking anyone else in relation.”
The house where police focused their investigation is part of a sprawling subdivision in Silverdale, about 30km north of Auckland