Hāwera homicide victims named

The victims were found dead in the early hours of Monday morning.
The victims were found dead in the early hours of Monday morning. Photo credit: Getty

The two victims of a homicide in Hāwera have been named by police.

Regan Frost-Lawn, 15, and Stephen John Frost, 55, were found dead at a Hāwera property in the early hours of Monday morning.

A 21-year-old man, who has interim name suppression, has been charged with double murder.

"We can confirm one person has been charged with two counts of murder," a police spokesperson told Newshub on Monday.

He is due to reappear in the New Plymouth High Court on February 9.