Stabbing victim out of danger

Injured woman ‘overwhelmed’ by community support following attack

The victim of the sushi shop stabbing at Browns Bay says the community support they have received has been “overwhelming” and she is now out of intensive care.

A post on the Browns Bay Facebook group which claimed to have been made with the blessing of the family said the owner of Neco Sushi, Marie, had been moved out of ICU at Auckland Hospital.

“Marie and her sons wish to reiterate their thanks to everyone in the community who helped her on the day of the incident,” the post said.

“They also wish to thank many more people who have since reached out to them to offer their support and prayer.

“They described it as ‘overwhelming’, and said they wished they knew all those wonderful people to thank in person.”

The post said Marie still had a long way ahead to full recovery due to the seriousness of her injuries.

Emergency services responded to reports of an assault in the North Shore suburb on the evening of March 28.

After being treated on the footpath, the victim was taken to Auckland Hospital with serious injuries while the offender responsible died at the scene from self-inflicted injuries, according to police.

A family friend told the Herald the offender was Marie’s estranged husband who was once part of the Neco Sushi business. They have two adult sons.

The friend said Marie was in good spirits, and during a visit even joked with a former Neco Sushi staffer, asking her to take over the business.

“She loves cooking and often cooked a lot, and she would then share them with friends and people around her including her neighbours,” the friend said.