Source: Radio New Zealand
RNZ / Angus Dreaver
Police say a woman found dead in October was murdered in a targeted act of violence by someone known to her.
Teishallia Te Paea’s body was found at an address on Kotuku Street, Camberley, on 29 October.
Police say her body went undiscovered for likely several weeks and attempts had been made to conceal her.
A homicide investigation is underway.
The police Behavioural Science Unit (BSU) has done a preliminary analysis of the murder and the offender.
The killing was committed in a unique way, police say.
They said this person may been acting differently in the weeks after Te Paea’s death and avoiding questions about their movements, using family and friends as protection and being evasive about Te Paea.
- The offender was known to Te Paea
- The offence was a targeted act of violence
- The offender had knowledge of the property at Kotuku Street, Camberley
- The attempt to conceal the crime was to create distance between the offender and Te Paea
“If you know someone that was in contact with Teishallia and fits this profile and is reluctant to talk about their interactions with her, then please share this information with us.”
Weeks after her death and ahead of Christmas, Detective Inspector Martin James says police are more determined than ever to find the offender.
“We know someone in the community knows what happened, and that as time goes on, that knowledge will be eating away at them.”
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