NZ Police: Men Arrested in Dunedin
Location: Dunedin
District: Southern
At
approximately 7.50am on Sunday the 15th of November 2009
Dunedin Police were notified that a vehicle was towing a
person seated in a chilly bin on Princes Street,
Dunedin.
A short time later a further report was made
that the chilly bin was being ridden down Baldwin Street,
(The Steepest Street in the World)
About 10 minutes
later Police stopped a vehicle outside the Dunedin Botanical
Gardens. There were 6 occupants in the vehicle.
The
chilly bin was located inside the vehicle and a 17 year old
Dunedin High School student was arrested and charged with
Dangerous Driving.
Police inquiries revealed that the
group had been involved in an incident at approximately
7.00am that morning where petrol had been poured on the road
on John Wilson Ocean Drive, Dunedin and set
alight.
It appears that members of the group were then
pushed through the fire while on the lid of the chilly
bin.
Two males aged 22 and 24 were later arrested and
charged with disorderly behaviour.
All 3 males will
appear in the Dunedin District Court later this
week.
The body was retrieved by Police and Ambulance
staff along with members of the Port Chalmers Fire
Brigade.
No further details of the deceased are
available at this time until next of kin have been
notified.
There don't appear to be any suspicious
circumstances surrounding the death and the matter has been
referred to the
coroner.
ENDS