By 1News Reporters
9:27am

Auckland police have charged a 16-year-old with murder and aggravated robbery following the death of Kyle Whorrall at a St Johns bus stop on Saturday night.


It follows police appeals for information on the "senseless attack" which
left the 33-year-old PhD student, an American national, in a critical
condition before he died in hospital.


In an update, Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin said officers carried out a search warrant at a Beach Haven address in the North Shore late yesterday afternoon.


"A 16-year-old male was arrested and charged with aggravated robbery and murder. He will be appearing in the Auckland Youth Court today," he said.


A 32-year-old North Shore woman has also been charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder. She will appear in the Auckland District Court
later today.

But Baldwin said the investigation "is by no means over" as police believed "there were other occupants in the vehicle" when Whorrall was attacked.


He said officers have since seized a black SUV on the North Shore, which was involved in the incident. It was now being forensically examined by police.


"Our enquiries are ongoing to locate these persons of interest, and I
encourage them to do the right thing and come into their nearest police
station or phone us."

The detective inspector said police were also seeking "critical witnesses", including a white Toyota ute that was cut off by the black SUV doing a U-turn in front of them.


He said police were "still working to fully understand the events of Saturday night".


"I want to reiterate to those occupants that they are witnesses, and their information is important to our investigation," Baldwin said.

"Please come forward at the earliest opportunity."

He acknowledged the "stream of information" which has come to them, and the support from the St Johns community, and further afield.


Anyone with information was urged to contact police online, by calling 105,
or provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.

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