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A man died after being electrocuted, restrained and placed on the spit by Auckland police.
He died Wednesday after a violent incident in Freemans Bay on Sunday.
Police were called to report that a man was "violently assaulting" an elderly person in the central suburb of Beresford St.
Karyn Malthus, Auckland district commander, said he was "Seen hitting the victim several times in the head".
She says that when the police arrived on the scene, the man prevented the emergency services from taking care of the victim.
"The officers ordered the offender out of his way, which he refused to do.
"Their repeated orders were ignored and the offender rushed to them before being electrocuted several times.
Malthus said that during the arrest, the man fought violently and two other officers applied restraints. a disposable mesh bag designed to prevent the wearer from spitting and spreading the disease.
Police personnel are occupied with the elderly victim until the arrival of paramedics,
He was taken to hospital and the offender was transported to Auckland's custody unit in a restless state and continued to resist police efforts to remove restraints. "
" The offender's condition began to deteriorate during his detention and "
The man was rushed to hospital and died Wednesday morning, says Malthus.
The police did not believe that the man and the elderly victim knew each other, she said.
Police investigated and the case was also referred to the coroner, WorkSafe and the Independent Police Conduct Authority.
When asked why the police had not informed the media before Wednesday, a spokeswoman said that it was because street people said that they were not there. they did not believe that the deceased or the victim lived there because they did not recognize any of them.
Two men said the couple went down. an alley leaving the direction of the northwestern highway before the start of the attack.
Two other residents said the deceased was "a very big guy"
Beresford St is home to Freemans Park, a residential complex with private homes. with the Housing New Zealand, the Auckland Housing Association and the units of the Community of Refuge Trust
It relies on Western Park, an eight-hectare public park that runs along the hill up to Ponsonby
Edman Paunovic, Building and Land Manager, Freemans Park. He had not heard of the assault, but Beresford St was a very busy area because of its location.
A "major thoroughfare" was crossing the park from Ponsonby Road and Karangahape Road, he says.
"There are also a lot of homeless people, I've been through a lot of people in Freemans Park."
– Stuff / MELANIE EARLEY
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