North Shore Hospital staff say an Auckland man allegedly murdered over the weekend will be deeply missed as a 鈥渞espected鈥 colleague and 鈥済ood guy鈥.听
Staff said听Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok worked as a senior orthopaedic nurse at the hospital.听
The 66-year-old was 鈥渁 very wise, respected鈥 health worker, a staff member told the听Herald.听
Those who worked alongside him are being instructed not to talk by management other than to say Kwok was a 鈥済ood guy鈥, the staff member said.听
Registered nurse Fuk-Fu Joseph Kwok was earlier found unresponsive听at his Ellerslie property on Monday night by a family member. He was pronounced dead at the scene by police.听
Police immediately held fears for of听Kwok鈥檚 67-year-old wife, Mei Han Chong. She was missing from the home along with the couple鈥檚 car.听
They then found Chong鈥檚 body overnight in a bush area of Greenhithe.听
Police have also now arrested听a 42-year-old from Auckland鈥檚 Glenfield suburb听and charged him with the couple鈥檚 murder.听
The man is due to appear in the Auckland District today.听
Police, meanwhile, are continuing to examine a number of homes and locations around Auckland connected to the murders.听
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Police conducting a scene investigation in Kereru Gr, Greenhithe. Photo / Jason Dorday听
Herald听reporters have spotted police at locations, including Celtic Crescent, Ellerslie, where the couple lived, and this morning at Marlborough Ave in Glenfield and Hall Rd and Kereru Gr in Greenhithe.听
Beard earlier said the couple鈥檚 car was found in Hall Rd.听
The couple鈥檚 son earlier told police his mother鈥檚 disappearance was 鈥渢otally out of character鈥.听
Chong also did not drive so police said it was likely someone had driven her away. The state of the house indicated Chong did not leave the East Auckland home willingly.听
Police teams subsequently scoured 鈥渉ours and hours鈥 of CCTV footage to track the car鈥檚 movement in an investigation that helped them discover Chong鈥檚 body.听
鈥淲e鈥檙e devastated to locate Mrs Chong in these circumstances and are providing support to their son, who has lost both his father and his mother,鈥 Beard said this morning, talking about the anguish and stress the couple鈥檚 son is suffering.听
Police earlier revealed Kwok鈥檚 injuries were 鈥渧iolent and consistent with foul play鈥 and launched a听homicide investigation.听
Detective Inspector Scott Beard said Kwok suffered multiple stab wounds, with the killing described as 鈥渜uite brutal鈥.听
Beard said the nature of the injuries suggested more than one person was involved, but said no links to organised crime had been found.听
The man charged with murdering the couple is accused of stabbing them to death on November 5.听
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