Counties Manukau Police investigating the fatal house fire at Bucklands Beach on October 2 say they can now confirm the details of those who died.
They were Jung Sup Lee, 36, and Ha-il Lee, 11, both of Bucklands Beach.
“Our thoughts and sympathies remain with the family at this difficult time,” says detective inspector Tofilau Faamanuia Va’aelua, of Counties Manukau Police CIB.
At 2.30am on Thursday, October 2, emergency services responded to the house fire on Murvale Drive.
Police have confirmed it’s being treated as a double homicide and are calling for the public’s assistance in identifying those responsible for the fire.
“Anyone who resides in Bucklands Beach, Howick, Sunnyhills, Mellons Bay, Botany Downs, Highland Park who has any CCTV footage between the hours of 10pm on Wednesday, October 1, and 5am on Thursday, October 2, is urged to get in touch,” says Va’aelua.
Police say they’re also wanting any dash cam or Go Pro footage from the same areas and times.
“We want to reiterate that no detail is too small, or irrelevant.”
Police have set up an online portal for Operation Town: https://town.nc3.govt.nz/.
Anyone can visit the link and upload footage for police to review.
Alternatively, anyone with information can contact police online or call 105 using the case reference number 251002/9501.
Information can also be reported anonymously via Crime Stoppers on free phone 0800 555 111.
