Man killed in Waitārere Beach incident, Ben Timmins, suffered stab wound, not gunshot
Emergency services arrived shortly after midnight on January 14 at the Waitārere Beach Rd property at which Timmins died. “As a result, police now believe one person at the address received a wound consistent with being stabbed,” Sheridan said. When questioned about the possibility of charges against the three survivors, Sheridan said: “Police continue to investigate the circumstances of the Waitārere Beach incident”. Police at a Waitārere Beach Rd property where Ben Timmins died of what police now say was a stab wound. Timmins was killed at Waitārere Beach on January 14.
Source: New Zealand Herald February 02, 2026 16:04 UTC
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