Police hunt killer of Auckland woman

Press, 27 December 1989, Page 1

Police hunt killer of Auckland woman

PA Wellington Detectives from Whangarei and Kaikohe joined the Kaitaia police yesterday in the hunt for the killer of a 19-year-old Auck- ' land woman whose body was found in the driveway of a property at Manukau, 25km south-west of Kaitaia. Detective Sergeant Pat Coghlan, of Whangarei, confirmed yesterday that Louise

Moana Mathews, .of Glenfield, died of head injuries. J r . He said that although the police had received the results of an autopsy, disclosing more information about how A Miss Mathews had died coqld prejudice their inquiries, j ; \ “But we are pretty' certain we know what happened,” he said. Miss Mathews’s body, was found early yesterday a

house where there had been a party .on Christmas night Detectives yesterday interviewed more than 30 people, most of whom had attended the party. . / Most of the detectives on the case had been at work since about 4 a.m. yesterday, Detective Sergeant Coghlan said. They would go home for a night’s sleep before interviewing more people today, ;

He said no weapons had been seized in relation to the inquiry and the police did not believe Miss Mathews had any enemies. The “Northern Advocate” newspaper yesterday reported that residents said Miss Mathews was beaten up before being run over by a vehicle. Detective Sergeant Coghlan would not comment on the report