As put by Detective Inspector David de Lange:
Police have launched a homicide investigation following a death on Emerson Street in the Napier CBD in the early hours of Wednesday 18 December.
Police are now in a position to name the person who died. He was Boy Taylor, 58-years-old, of Napier.
A post mortem has been completed and it confirms that Mr Taylor suffered injuries consistent with assault. A large team of investigators are working on this investigation and would like to hear from anyone who has information that could assist with enquiries.
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