Hawke’s Bay Police investigating man’s death

Eastern

Please attribute to Detective Senior Sergeant Marty James: 
 
Hawke’s Bay Police are investigating the death of a man overnight in Flaxmere. 
 
Emergency services were called to the Flax Bar and Eatery (also known as the Flaxmere Tavern) on Swansea Road at 10.45pm last night, after a man was found outside the tavern with serious injuries. 
 
The man was unresponsive when emergency services arrived and attempts to revive him were unsuccessful. 
 
Due to the nature of the man’s injuries, Police are treating the man’s death as a homicide.