Toxicology to shed light on death

The detective in charge of an unexplained death in central Palmerston North is hopeful toxicology results will shed light on the case.

Detective Carl Newton, acting CIB supervisor, is investigating the death of Palmerston North street person Owen CharleswildboreBrumby.

Wildbore-brumby, 40, was found dead in bushes inside Te Marae o Hine/the Square on February 16 by a passerby.

His last known sighting was in the marae on the evening of February 13.

As investigators continue to follow leads, toxicology results returned to Newton on Monday which, under initial inspection, has given police an indication of what may have been inwildboreBrumby’s system at his time of death.

Newton sent the results to a pathologist yesterday for analysis and is hopeful they will provide clear answers onwildboreBrumby’s death.

However, if the results don’t produce a new lead officers are back to square one, and with information of what may have occurred towildbore-brumby drying up, Newton has called again for anyone with information to come forward.

‘‘We’ll just press on and try to account for his movements as best as we can.

‘‘We’re asking people to look at things thatmaybe seemed unremarkable at the time.’’

Officers are trying to trace his movements in the three-day window from the last confirmed sighting ofwildbore-brumby on the night of Saturday, February 13, to midday on Tuesday, February 16, when he was found.

Newton urged people who were unsure of their recollection to use bank transactions, phones calls and social media posts they may have made at the time, to help them remember what day and time their memory comes from.

Anyone with information pertinent to the case is encouraged to phone 105 and quote file number 210217/3172, or call Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.