Body Found on Remote Farm Identified as 55yo Former Chch Mongrel Mob President
January 4, 2023
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Police have named the dead person found on a remote North Canterbury farm as Christchurch man Chad Puru, 55.
His body was found near a gateway on Dalbeg Rd, a rural no-exit road inland from Amberley, and appeared to have been behind long grass beside a hedge line, with cows on the other side.
Puru was reportedly a former Christchurch Mongrel Mob president.
His death was being treated as unexplained by police.
“We are specifically seeking any sightings of Mr Puru or a white Honda Fit – registration MSF928 – in the wider Christchurch area between 10am on Saturday 31 December 2022 and 10am Tuesday 3 January 2023,” police said on Wednesday night.
Puru was 168cm tall, of solid build with a mullet-style haircut and was extensively tattooed, including his face, police said.
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Anyone with information should contact police via their 105 phone service or online using reference number 230103/8956.
Information can also be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111, police said.