{"id":548757,"date":"2026-07-29T01:25:12","date_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:25:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/548757\/"},"modified":"2026-07-29T01:25:12","modified_gmt":"2026-07-29T01:25:12","slug":"awful-two-killed-in-north-shore-home-man-charged-with-murder","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/nz\/548757\/","title":{"rendered":"‘Awful’: Two killed in North Shore home, man charged with murder"},"content":{"rendered":"

A 41-year-old man has been charged with two counts of murder and one of attempted murder, and a homicide investigation launched, after two people were found dead in Auckland’s Glenfield overnight.<\/p>\n

Police were initially called to a residential address on Seon Place in Birkdale at around 8.21pm after reports a person had been stabbed.<\/p>\n

Waitemat\u0101 police Acting Detective Inspector Megan Goldie said a man at the address sustained moderate injuries. <\/p>\n

“Police arrested the alleged offender at the property,” she said. <\/p>\n

“While speaking with this male, information has prompted us to dispatch a unit to a property at Lingfield Street in Glenfield to conduct a welfare check.”<\/p>\n

Tragically two people, a man and woman, were found dead at that address. <\/p>\n

“This is an awful set of events. I know this will leave many in our community unsettled, but what I can say at this early stage of the investigation is that the offender and victims are all known to each other,” Goldie said. <\/p>\n

“While there will be an increased Police presence around Birkdale and Glenfield, there is no ongoing threat to the wider community.”<\/p>\n

The victim from Seon Place was currently recovering in hospital.<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police at Seon Place in Birkdale, Auckland (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n

A scene guard is in place at both addresses, and police would be conducting scene examinations over the coming days as well. <\/p>\n

Post-mortem examinations would take place in due course, which will include formal identification procedures, Goldie said. <\/p>\n

A 41-year-old man will appear in the North Shore District Court today charged with two counts of murder as well as attempted murder.<\/p>\n

\"Police<\/p>\n

Police in Lingfield St, Glenfield. (Source: 1News)<\/p>\n

1News footage from Lingfield Street in Glenfield showed police officers at the property. It was cordoned off around 9pm yesterday. <\/p>\n

A neighbour told 1News a husband and wife aged in their 60s had lived at the property for some time, and the pair had two adult sons. <\/p>\n

St John said it sent one ambulance, one operations manager and one rapid response unit to the scene. <\/p>\n

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