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    A man's charges have been elevated to manslaughter - over the death of 31-year-old Dylan James Coleman at a Westport motel last month

    A man's charges have been elevated to manslaughter - over the death of 31-year-old Dylan James Coleman at a Westport motel last month


    Police were called to an altercation in the West Coast town on July 31.

    They found Coleman critically injured, and he died in hospital.

    A 35-year-old man charged at the scene - is due in court next Wednesday.

    © 2026 Newstalk ZB, NZCity

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