On the eve of the second anniversary of Lower Hutt toddler Nga Reo Te Huatahi Reremoana Ahipene-Wall’s (‘Baby Ru’) death, police are urging those responsible to “do the right thing.”
Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard told state-funded media investigators have built a comprehensive evidential case for possible criminal charges over the two-year-old’s fatal blunt-force head injuries at a Poole Street home in 2023.
Three people of interest — Rosie Morunga, Dylan Ross, and the child’s mother, Storm Wall — remain central to the inquiry, but no one has been charged. Wall has repeatedly denied being involved in the child’s death.
Pritchard confirmed police have reconstructed the morning of Baby Ru’s death and are reviewing the extensive file with independent legal advice. He appealed to those in the house and anyone with knowledge to come forward, saying it is “never too late to do the right thing”.
