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Christel Yardley/Waikato Times
A woman was rushed to Waikato Hospital in a critical condition following an alleged assault at a home on Kahikatea Drive in Hamilton on Saturday night.
A 25-year-old man has been charged with murder, after a woman died in Waikato Hospital following what was described by police as a serious domestic assault.
Police were called to a home in Kahikatea Drive, not far from the hospital, about 8.45pm on Saturday, following reports the woman had been assaulted.
She was rushed to hospital in a critical condition, but died two days later.
The man – who lives in Hamilton and was initially charged with causing grievous bodily harm with intent to cause grievous bodily harm – first appeared in the Hamilton District Court on Monday.
He will make a second appearance on the new murder charge on Thursday.
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