Police investigating the murder of Abdul Kareem have called for information from the public regarding the movements of the alleged offender.
Kareem, 40, was discovered dead in the Whangamarino River, Meremere, by a member of the public last Tuesday afternoon. Police then launched a homicide investigation.
Detective inspector Daryl Smith said police inquiries indicated that the alleged offender had travelled to Port Waikato and police were seeking to establish how.
Police would like to speak to anyone who picked up a male hitchhiker and took them to Port Waikato between February 15 and 18, Smith said.
