{"id":379107,"date":"2026-04-14T14:45:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:45:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/379107\/"},"modified":"2026-04-14T14:45:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-14T14:45:12","slug":"police-name-victim-at-centre-of-wellington-homicide-probe","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/379107\/","title":{"rendered":"Police name victim at centre of Wellington homicide probe"},"content":{"rendered":"

\"Armed<\/p>\n

\nArmed police guarding the scene in Lower Hutt.
\nPhoto: RNZ\n<\/p>\n

Police have named a deceased man at the centre of a homicide investigation in the Wellington region<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Nathaniel Sturmey, 29, was found dead at a property on Malone Road in Lower Hutt on 9 April.<\/p>\n

Detective Inspector Jamie Woods said police have finished the scene examination, but the investigation into Sturmey’s death continued.<\/p>\n

“We acknowledge this is an incredibly difficult time for Mr Sturmey’s family and support is being provided,” he said.<\/p>\n

Woods said police were appealing to the public for information as they worked to understand where Sturmey was in the hours before his death.<\/p>\n

He said police were particularly interested in any suspicious activity in the Waterloo, Lower Hutt area between 10pm on 8 April and 3am on 9 April.<\/p>\n

He said support was being provided to Sturmey’s family.<\/p>\n

Anyone with information can get in touch with police online or call 105, quoting reference number 260409\/9927.<\/p>\n

Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.<\/p>\n

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