American PhD student fatally attacked at Auckland bus stop identified

In Auckland, a 33-year-old American doctoral student, Kyle Whorrall, was fatally assaulted at a Meadowbank bus stop. Whorrall, an entomology student at the University of Auckland, died in hospital. Police are investigating and seeking information about a black SUV seen near the scene. This incident follows a similar attack on another entomologist in August 2024. The U.S.