UPDATE: Kopu-Hikuai Road homicide 14 August

As stated by Detective Senior Sergeant William Loughrin:

Police have arrested a man in connection with the ongoing homicide investigation into the murder Bayden Williams.

A 20-year-old man has been arrested for selling a firearm, and will appear in the Thames District Court on 20 August 2020.

Police are also appealing to the public for dash camera footage for anyone that travelled on Kopu-Hikuai Rd between 6.00 pm and 7.00 pm on Wednesday 5 August.

Anyone with any information can contact police by calling 105 or giving information anonymously via Crimestoppers on

/NZ Police Public Release. View in full here.