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Luther Anderson-Kingi with his father, Rangi Kingi.
The son of a man found dead in Christchurch says he is heartbroken and has no idea why or how his father died.
Stuff understands the man was Rangi Kingi who was found dead on Saturday night after emergency services were called to an address in Eden Pl, Bryndwr at about 6.20pm.
On arrival the police found another man seriously injured, who was subsequently taken to hospital.
His son, Luther Anderson-Kingi, confirmed to Stuff he was told it was his father who died.
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Anderson-Kingi paid tribute to the father as a “hard-working man” who would do anything for his two sons and daughter.
“He loved his partner and kids… he was amazing. He used to take us all on crazy river tracks and walkways. He loved to fish and dive and bring kai home for everyone.”
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Police outside an address in Bryndwr where Rangi Kingi was found dead and another seriously injured.
A neighbour, who did not want to be named, said the seriously injured man was in his 50s and the only tenant of the Kāinga Ora house where Kingi was found.
They did not hear anything, but looked out their window to see the man being put into an ambulance with a “bashed face”.
They did not know a person was dead inside the home until later, they said.
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The scene taken from a neighbour’s window after police arrived.
The neighbour said they had contacted Kāinga Ora “for months” to get help for the tenant.
Kāinga Ora has been approached for comment.
Police have asked that anyone with information about the incident call police on 105 and quote event number P053538640, but had no updates on the investigation on Monday.
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