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Second man charged following fatal motorcycle hit-and-run
The motorcyclist police say was involved in a fatal hit and run.
Photo:
Supplied / Police
Police say they have now charged a second person following the death of a pedestrian in Rotorua.
Paige Johnson, 24,
died
after the
hit-and-run
on Edmund Road on 15 June.
A 55-year-old man was arrested in Rotorua and charged with being an accessory after the fact to manslaughter.
Police say while executing the warrant, ammunition, cannabis and stolen property was discovered, the man also facing charges in relation to those.
On Wednesday
police arrested a 31-year-old Hamilton man
and charged him with manslaughter, failing to stop to ascertain injury or death and driving while disqualified.
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