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| The Welsh family of a man stabbed to death in a double murder in New Zealand say they are "devastated" by the killing. | The Welsh family of a man stabbed to death in a double murder in New Zealand say they are "devastated" by the killing. |
| David Roberts, 43, who was originally from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was found dead in Auckland on Saturday. | David Roberts, 43, who was originally from Caernarfon, Gwynedd, was found dead in Auckland on Saturday. |
| He had been working as a manager of an apartment block in the city. | He had been working as a manager of an apartment block in the city. |
| A report in the New Zealand Herald newspaper said the two men had multiple stab wounds. A 30-year-old Iraqi man has been charged with two murders. | A report in the New Zealand Herald newspaper said the two men had multiple stab wounds. A 30-year-old Iraqi man has been charged with two murders. |
| Mr Roberts' niece, Tanya Lewis, who lives in Caernarfon, said: "I can't believe somebody would do something like this to him. You don't think it's ever going to happen to you. It's devastating. | Mr Roberts' niece, Tanya Lewis, who lives in Caernarfon, said: "I can't believe somebody would do something like this to him. You don't think it's ever going to happen to you. It's devastating. |
| David Roberts was managing an apartment block in Auckland (Photo: Daily Post) | |
| "The only thing we know is they have confirmed that David is one of the men who has been killed by stab wounds. | "The only thing we know is they have confirmed that David is one of the men who has been killed by stab wounds. |
| "We don't know much because of the time difference of 13 hours. It's hard to get the information we would like to have." | "We don't know much because of the time difference of 13 hours. It's hard to get the information we would like to have." |
| Ronald Morgan, his brother-in-law, said: "If it was an accident probably we might have been able to come to terms with it a lot easier. But to find out it was a murder, that was the worst thing that could happen to anybody and especially involved with a knife. | Ronald Morgan, his brother-in-law, said: "If it was an accident probably we might have been able to come to terms with it a lot easier. But to find out it was a murder, that was the worst thing that could happen to anybody and especially involved with a knife. |
| "You hear so many things in the country about people being killed with knives and things like that and you never think about it happening to your own family." | "You hear so many things in the country about people being killed with knives and things like that and you never think about it happening to your own family." |
| The man charged with the murders has appeared in court (Photo: Herald On Sunday) | |
| Police had been called on Saturday morning and found two bodies in a ground floor flat in the 14-storey Alpha Apartments in the heart of the city. | Police had been called on Saturday morning and found two bodies in a ground floor flat in the 14-storey Alpha Apartments in the heart of the city. |
| Residents were evacuated while police dealt with a stand-off and eventually arrested a man. | Residents were evacuated while police dealt with a stand-off and eventually arrested a man. |
| A spokeswoman for New Zealand police said an Iraqi man, Baseem Ridha Kadhim Abbad Almery, had been charged with double murder and aggravated burglary. | A spokeswoman for New Zealand police said an Iraqi man, Baseem Ridha Kadhim Abbad Almery, had been charged with double murder and aggravated burglary. |
| Mr Almery, 30, has appeared before Auckland District Court and was remanded in custody. He will appear before the court again on 18 August. | Mr Almery, 30, has appeared before Auckland District Court and was remanded in custody. He will appear before the court again on 18 August. |