NZ Herald9 Jul, 2026 07:00 AM2 mins to readReuben-James Va'auli, 19, died in Strathmore Park, Wellington, from fatal self-inflicted injuries.Reuben-James Va'auli, 19, died in Strathmore Park, Wellington, from fatal self-inflicted injuries.The death of a “kind and gentle” Wellington man was self-inflicted but not suicide, a coroner has found.Nineteen-year-old Rueben-James Va’auli died on November 17, 2023, after suffering fatal self-inflicted injuries.
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