Statement to be attributed to Assistant Commissioner
Scott Fraser:
Four of the five people who absconded
from the Managed Isolation Facility at the Distinction Hotel
in Hamilton last night have been charged with breaching the
Health Act notice.
A 37-year-old year woman and three
young people were detained in Hamilton at about 7.50pm last
night.
The fifth person, a 17-year-old male, was
located at an address in Waitemata at about 4.40am this
morning and was detained without
incident.
Arrangements are currently being made for
him to appear before a Youth Court in Auckland
today.
The other three will appear before the Hamilton
District and Youth Courts today.
Locating these people
was a priority for Police.
We committed a considerable
number of resources, including the Eagle helicopter, to our
search for the young man overnight.
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