A Napier woman has appeared in court charged with assault after a man with stab wounds died in hospital early this morning.
Rosezanna Elizabeth Keefe, 35, is alleged to have assaulted her partner in what police believe was a domestic incident yesterday afternoon.
She was remanded in custody by consent and did not enter a plea during her brief appearance in the Napier District Court. No bail application was made.
A 45-year-old man was taken to Hawke's Bay Hospital yesterday afternoon with significant head injuries but he died early this morning. Police examinations at a Geddis Ave address are ongoing.
Hawke's Bay CIB Detective Senior Sergeant Dave de Lange said a forensic post mortem was expected to be carried out tomorrow to establish the cause of the man's death.
