Source: Radio New Zealand
Police at the scene of a homicide investigation after attacks on an East Auckland bus. RNZ / Marika Khabazi
The man accused of a fatal stabbing on an East Auckland bus and wounding another has been remanded in custody.
Police have launched a homicide investigation after a 59-year-old man died from a fatal knife wound to his torso, and a 41-year-old man was seriously injured in the suburb of Glen Innes on Monday night.
A 36-year-old was arrested in the Auckland CBD on Tuesday afternoon.
In Auckland District Court on Wednesday, the man appeared charged with murder and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
He was granted interim name suppression and remanded in custody.
The 36-year-old was expected to reappear in the High Court at Auckland in January.
Both passengers had travelled on the 76 bus going from Glen Innes to Ōrakei on Monday evening.
Police earlier said the attacks appeared to be unprovoked.
Flowers have been placed at the scene of the attack.
It follows a similar fatal incident in Onehunga in October 2024 during which Auckland woman Bernice Louise Marychurch suffered multiple stab wounds.
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