Prisoner in critical condition after alleged assault at Auckland Prison
Tuesday 19 August 2025 · 4 outlets · 4 reports · updated In this story Department of Corrections
An inmate was taken to hospital in critical condition following an alleged assault by three other prisoners at Auckland Prison on Tuesday morning. Emergency services were called to the Pāremoremo facility around 9.45am. Corrections has placed the three suspected inmates on directed segregation while police investigate the incident.