A 24-year-old man will be charged with murder over the body of a woman who was found in a car outside Counties Manukau police station on Friday.
Police said in a statement the man had been charged with assault but this wil be upgraded to murder when he appears in court on January 4.
Police said they are continuing to establish the circumstances leading to the woman’s death and can confirm the victim and alleged offender were known to each other.
Formal identification is still to be completed.
An investigation was launched after the body was found in a car near Counties Manukau police station on Friday.
"This afternoon, after 1:10pm, a man arrived at the station in a vehicle and approached the front counter," Det Insp Karen Bright said in a statement on Friday.
"Shortly afterwards, police have located a person deceased in the vehicle."
