Opotiki man charged with murder of 77-year-old man in 2016

December 18, 2018
Justice

A 50-year-old Opotiki man has been charged with the 2016 murder of Brian Albert Hilton, a 77-year-old man who was found dead in his home in Opotoki.

The man was arrested and will appear in Whakatane District Court tomorrow.

Mr Hilton was admitted to Tauranga Hospital on 7 July, 2016 with facial injuries, from what was believed at the time to be a fall in his home. He died six days later.

Police reopened the case earlier this month after receiving new information.

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