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he mother of a man evading police has publicly appealed to her son to hand himself in. Twenty-two-year-old Chozyn Koroheke, a mother of two young children, was fatally shot at close range on the evening of Tuesday 4th April in Pakuranga in what police believe was a domestic incident.
Turiarangi Tai, 22, has been on the run from police since the shooting. He is considered dangerous and potentially armed. He has contacts in Waikato, Auckland and Bay of Plenty and should not be approached.
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Tai is known to police and has nine unrelated warrants for his arrest including unlawfully taking a motor vehicle, dangerous driving, wilful damage and failing to stop for police. Tai’s mother, Susan, has urged her son to
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turn himself in to police in a video posted on the Counties Manukau Facebook page. In the video, Tai’s mother says she is concerned about her son’s safety and promises to stick by him. “Please come forward. We love you, we miss you, we want to keep you safe,” she says. “I’ll be with you every step of the
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way, if you need me to come with you into the police station. I’ll come with you. “Please son, we need you to come forward.”
➤ Anyone with information as to Tai’s whereabouts should contact Detective Sergeant Mark Jamieson on 09 261 1300 or Crimestoppers anonymously on 0800 555 111.
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