Person attacked on Onehunga bus passes away

Police can confirm that a person has died following an assault on a bus in Onehunga, reported at 2.30pm this afternoon.

Police are making urgent enquiries to locate the offender who has been identified through CCTV footage.

Parts of Captain Springs Road and Church Road remain closed while enquiries are underway.

My thoughts and prayers are with the family of the victim of the senseless homicide on a bus today in Auckland. Police continue to urgently search for the offender who they have identified. This gratuitous violence has no place in our communities.

— Mark Mitchell (@MarkMitchellMP) October 23, 2024