A Whakatāne man has been charged with murder after a man he allegedly hit with a car died in hospital late last week.
Police say the victim, a 32-year-old Whakatāne man, was hit by a car in Howell Road, Taneatua at around 4pm on Monday 12 November.
He passed died in hospital on Thursday 15 November.
The alleged driver of the car, a 21-year-old Whakatane man, appeared in Whakatāne District Court on Friday 16 November and has been remanded in custody.
As the matter is before the Court, police are unable to make further comment.
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