Four people injured in knife attack at New Zealand store
RAMPAGE: Witnesses said that a man carrying two knives stabbed staff in a supermarket, and bystanders who tried to stop him were also injured
AFP, WELLINGTON
A knife-wielding attacker yesterday stabbed four people in a New Zealand supermarket, critically injuring three, in a rampage authorities said was “random” and not terror-related.
Police said the attack highly unusual in the normally peaceful nation occurred at a Countdown supermarket in central Dunedin at 2:30pm and that a man had been taken into custody.
Witnesses told local media a man carrying two knives stabbed staff in the supermarket, and bystanders who tried to stop him were also injured.
replying to his emails. Both are involved with the reinvestigation into Lachie’s death.
Stuff put those allegations to police. In response, a police spokesperson said: “parts of this reinvestigation are very complex and specialists are involved. Detective Inspector Stu Harvey spoke with Mr Jones last Wednesday and advised him of the particulars of the specialist information being obtained.’’ Police say they are not in a position to give a time frame on when the investigation will be completed. A police spokesperson said: ‘’we have revisited a number of aspects of the file as part of the review. Once this is complete, any matters arising will be considered and addressed.’’