Skeleton could belong to missing gang member Palmiro MacdonaldDavid Unwin/Stuff Police carry out a forensic investigation after skeletal remains were discovered in a remote part of Horowhenua. The skeletal remains discovered in the Tararua Foothills could belong to missing gang member Palmiro Macdonald. READ MORE:* Missing hunter's file updated 50 years on* New leads in Palmiro Macdonald mystery* Case of missing man Palmiro MacDonald to feature on Police Ten 7* Police carry out search warrant over Horowhenua gang member disappearance* Police investigate possible link between missing gang member and bach arson* Horowhenua case start of gang drug war* Police still searching for missing Horowhenua man"However, there are other unsolved cases of people who've been reported missing in this area over the years. Last month, police appealed for sightings of 36-year-old Nomad gang member Macdonald as part of a homicide investigation into his disappearance. NZ Police The Hokio Beach flat Palmiro Macdonald was living in was burnt down shortly after he went missing.

Source: Stuff October 10, 2016 23:00 UTC