The man found dead in an Auckland home yesterday was a 19-year-old from Whanganui.
Police have named the murder victim as Shane Paul Hawe-Wilson.
His body was found in a home in Panmure yesterday morning.
Police said the post-mortem examination has been completed and Mr Hawe-Wilson's body has been returned to his family, members of whom have travelled to Auckland from Whanganui.
Police allege Mr Hawe-Wilson was viciously attacked at the Panmure address where he died and have charged a 35 year-old Balmoral man with his murder.
