A 50-year-old man was due to reappear in the Tauranga District Court on January 30 on a charge of assaulting a person in a family relationship, Tauranga investigations manager Detective Senior Sergeant Mike Varnam said.
“Police continue to be focused on investigating the events that led to the deaths of the two people.”
Varnam asked anyone with information about what happened to contact police through 105, either online or over the phone, and reference file number: 260101/9901.
Reports could also be made anonymously through Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.