Northland police have arrested and charged two people with neglect following the death of a 4-year-old in Kaikohe 10 years ago.

Alestra Kepa-Hati died in October 2015 and her case has been investigated by police since then.

Alestra suffered a broken arm, broken pelvis and two separate head injuries in the weeks leading up to her death.

Northland Criminal Investigation Branch’s Detective Sergeant Natalie Syddall said a man and a woman have been arrested in relation to the ongoing investigation.

The 60-year-old man and 56-year-old woman were both charged with four counts of neglect of a child under 18.

“Three of those charges relate to Alestra and one to another child,” Syddall said.

The man and woman will appear in Kaikohe District Court tomorrow.

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Brodie Stone covers crime and emergency for the Northern Advocate. She has spent most of her life in Whangārei and is passionate about delving into issues that matter to Northlanders and beyond.