Source: New Zealand Police
Please attribute to Detective Inspector Lew Warner:
The woman assisting Police with enquiries into a serious incident in Matatā on Saturday has now been charged.
Emergency services were called to the intersection of Flax and Matatā Roads about 3.50pm, after a report of two people being injured by a third person while in a vehicle. The vehicle left the road and crashed.
One of the victims died at the scene. The second victim is in a stable condition in hospital.
The 35-year-old woman is due to appear in Whakatāne District Court today on charges of murder, and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.
Police enquiries are ongoing.
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Issued by the Police Media Centre
