Second arrest made in Baby Ru homicide investigation
Two individuals have been arrested and charged with perverting the course of justice in connection to the 2023 homicide of a toddler known as Baby Ru. The investigation centers on the removal of CCTV evidence from the home where the child suffered fatal blunt-force trauma.
Why it matters
This development marks a significant step in a high-profile criminal investigation that has deeply affected the local community and the victim's family.
A second person has been charged with perverting the course of justice in relation to the homicide investigation into the death of Baby Ru. A 33-year-old was granted name suppression when they appeared in court on Tuesday morning, while police confirmed on Tuesday afternoon that a 28-year-old person had also been arrested and charged with perverting the course of justice. Baby Ru, officially named Nga Reo Te Huatahi Reremoana Ahipene-Wall, died on October 22, 2023 after suffering blunt-force trauma so severe it fractured his skull. On Monday, RNZ revealed a person had been arrested in relation to the police investigation. That person appeared in the Hutt Valley District Court on Tuesday before Judge Michael Mika charged with wilfully attempting to pervert the course of justice by removing and disposing of a CCTV system from the Poole St home where Baby Ru was living on October 22, 2023.
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