PHOTO: 3 Marlborough Street, Mt Eden. Photo credit: GoogleMaps
The human remains found entombed in concrete at an Auckland villa in January have been identified.
The Auckland City Police confirmed on Friday the deceased was David Stanley Hart, the former owner of a boarding house at the Marlborough Street property in Mt Eden.
Hart went missing years before the bones were discovered on January 31.
The cause of death and how he became entombed in the concrete is still unknown.
Acting detective senior sergeant Mark Franich says police are pleased they were able to identify the remains.
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