Teen named in robbery case 

Name suppression has been lifted on the 17-year-old charged with the armed robbery in connection to the death of south Auckland bottle shop owner Navtej Singh.

On Saturday June 2, 30-year-old Singh was shot after being confronted by a group of men with a .22 calibre rifle demanding money.

Along with two others, Walter McCarthy, a Manurewa resident, faces a charge of accessory to murder.
 
Four others are charged with 30-year-old Singh's murder.
 
Meanwhile, south Auckland's Sikh community is planning to lay a formal complaint against police over their response to the liquor store robbery.
 
This follows the police action in delaying ambulance staff from going in to help Singh for more than half an hour after the shooting.
 
Manurewa MP George Hawkins is helping the Indian leaders draft the complaint.
 
Hawkins says he asked police months ago to survey Manurewa business owners about how safe they felt in their shops.
 
The police say they will now carry out the surveys and as a result hope to run crime prevention seminars.

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