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  •   Home > News > National > Wellington

    Police believe a homicide and aggravated burglary in Wellington's Miramar last month are connected

    Police believe a homicide and aggravated burglary in Wellington's Miramar last month are connected


    Abdul Nabizadah was discovered with serious head injuries at the intersection of Camperdown Road and Totara Road at 2:20am on March 17.

    He later died in hospital.

    Police came across him while searching for a home intruder involved in a violent burglary of a nearby home, just 20 minutes before.

    Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard says, after parallel investigations, its believed the cases are linked, and Nabizadah was also the victim of a robbery.

    © 2025 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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