The woman, later identified as Māngere Bridge resident Pamela Marion Biggs, was pronounced dead a day later.
“Our thoughts are with her family and loved ones at this difficult time,” Senior Sergeant Wayne Gear said at the time.
Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice. He joined the Herald in 2021 and has reported on courts since 2002 in three newsrooms in the US and New Zealand.
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