Rangiora homicide: Victim dismembered, police confirm

Photo: SuppliedPolice continue to appeal for more information about Richard Leman’s death after the Rangiora man's body was found inside his car parked in a garage in Tyler St, Rangiora, on April 17 this year. On June 3 police raided a property in Oxford Rd, Rangiora, and arrested a 46-year-old man. The New Zealand Herald can now reveal that Leman’s body was dismembered and that when police found him his torso was in the boot of the car with several body parts missing. Detective Senior Sergeant Tania Jellyman said on Thursday that police were able to confirm, with the blessing of Leman’s family, that some of his remains have not been recovered. Leman’s family earlier said he was last seen at a shopping centre in Rangiora at 8.20pm that day.