In late April, a 16-year-old was charged with his murder<\/a>, while a 33-year-old woman was charged with being an accessory to murder. Both pleaded not guilty<\/a> with a trial date set for August 2026.<\/p>\n Speaking to media in central Auckland, Detective Sergeant Glenn Baldwin appealed to those with knowledge about what occurred to come forward and “do the right thing”.<\/p>\n “There are people within the community who know what occurred and have intimate knowledge of this awful crime.”<\/p>\n Baldwin said while police were “pleased” to have an early arrest, “our understanding of the events has developed significantly”.<\/p>\n Detective Sergeant Glenn Baldwin (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n On Monday, detectives went to Maybury Reserve in Glen Innes supported by a specialist search team and police dog handler. The reserve is around 4km from the site of Whorrall’s death.<\/p>\n “As a consequence of that search, I can advise that a machete was recovered concealed within the vegetation at the reserve.”<\/p>\n Baldwin said it had been submitted for forensic testing and that police could not be conclusive that it was the weapon used in the attack.<\/p>\n “We remain open minded in relation to this weapon. What I can say is it’s a large bladed weapon. We are looking for a large bladed weapon. We are not in the Maybury reserve by accident, so the relevance of it has yet to be determined.”<\/p>\n Police uncovered the machete under vegetation in a Glen Innes reserve. (Source: NZ Police)<\/p>\n He said he had spoken with Whorrall’s mother about the discovery.<\/p>\n “It\u2019s an incredibly tough thing for her to deal with. We just want to find out what happened to Kyle. He did nothing wrong.”<\/p>\n![\"Detective](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/09\/detective-sergeant-glenn-baldwin-7MDSAOFQDNGKTMD2FJAVSKCZPI.jpg\")
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