Ferro-James Sio, who lived with his father at emergency accommodation in Rotorua, died on Saturday night after being taken to Rotorua Hospital. "At the time I could not believe (it) as there were a few people inside the emergency accommodation next door. KELLY HODEL/STUFF Rotorua's Union Street is stunned after a young boy died on Saturday and a homicide investigation was launched. The death brings the number of child homicide victims (aged 0-14) in New Zealand to 138 since the beginning of 2004, an average of nine per year. New Zealand has one of the worst child homicide rates in the OECD, despite having a low overall homicide rate, relative to other OECD countries.

Source: Stuff February 11, 2020 04:02 UTC