Police have named the suspect in a fatal stabbing on an Auckland bus as Kael Leona.
Police say Leona is known to them, but hasn't been involved in violent crime before. They have described the bus attack as "random" and do not believe there was an altercation beforehand.
Leona's family is assisting police.
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"People need to be careful," a councillor says as police search for a person who fatally stabbed a woman on a bus in Onehunga. Audio
It is understood the person suffered stab wounds to the upper body.
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