ZB ZB
Live now
Start time
Playing for
End time
Listen live
Listen to NAME OF STATION
Up next
Listen live on
ZB

Man who set himself on fire outside parliament dies

Author
NZ Newswire ,
Publish Date
Fri, 22 Sep 2017, 6:43AM
(NZ Herald)
(NZ Herald)

Man who set himself on fire outside parliament dies

Author
NZ Newswire ,
Publish Date
Fri, 22 Sep 2017, 6:43AM

The man who set himself alight on parliament grounds has died in hospital.

The man suffered critical burns after setting himself on fire in what appeared to be a protest on Thursday afternoon.Police confirmed he died in Wellington Hospital overnight.

No further details were available and they were continuing to investigate.

On Thursday, Senior Sergeant Glen Turner declined to comment on what the man's motives were and said his identity had yet to be established.

One of the man's placards carried an unclear message about taking children away from mothers and stopping the murder of fathers.

Take your Radio, Podcasts and Music with you