A body has been found in the search for Jeremy Robertson, who went missing last year and is the sole suspect in his mother’s 2025 death. <\/p>\n
The body was found by officers at around 8am at Lake Rotok\u0101kahi near Rotorua. They had been making enquiries into the 2025 death of Karen Gilbert-Palmer.<\/p>\n
The lake, near Robertson’s last known location<\/a>, waswhere his vehicle found abandoned in a carpark the day after his mother was found dead. <\/p>\n “While formal identification is ongoing, it is believed the body may be that of a person of interest related to the homicide investigation,” Detective Senior Sergeant David Thompson said. <\/p>\n “There is no threat to the public, but there is an increased police presence in the area while our enquiries continue.” <\/p>\n T\u016bhurangi Ng\u0101ti W\u0101hiao blessed the area. <\/p>\n Robertson’s mother, Gilbert-Palmer, was found dead at her Pahiatua home<\/a> on October 15 by a friend who had been unable to contact her. <\/p>\n A homicide investigation was launched, with her red Mitsubishi ASX missing from the scene. <\/p>\n