Lunchtime shoppers at some of high-end outlets on lower Queen St were the first to notice the terrible consequences of one man's synthetics smoking habit. A Coroner's report this week found Manukau, 41, of no fixed abode, died because he had consumed synthetic cannabis. He collapsed on the footpath outside 87 Queen St, across the road from the Pandora jewellery store and just metres from the Gucci outlet. The ambulance staff noted that Mr Manukau was going into cardiac arrest and performed CPR on him. "Unfortunately Mr Manukau could not be revived, and he was pronounced dead at the scene at 2pm."

Source: New Zealand Herald December 16, 2020 01:41 UTC