An Auckland eye surgeon, Philip Polkinghorne, was arrested after the death of his wife, Pauline Hanna.
Pauline took her last breath in her home in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on Easter Monday last year. After her demise, Philip was treated as a “person of suspect” while interrogation by police. He worked as an eye specialist in Auckland, but he resigned from his job a month after his spouse’s departure.
Who Is Philip Polkinghorne, 68? Arrested For Pauline Hanna Death
Philip Polkinghorne, an ophthalmologist, was arrested last year after the suspicious death of his better half, Pauline Hanna.
On April 5, after the demise of Hanna, Philip told the Herald he was treated as a suspect, but he denied killing her. He said his partner was a remarkable woman with whom he had a precious bond.
In May last year, police found traces of methamphetamine during a search at the Upland Rd home of Polkinghorne, Which gave rise to Auckland eye to take on a free clinical master to aid the survey.
The death of Hanna became a mystery, and officers are treating the death as “unexplained.” As there was not much detail related to the murder, the case remains unsolved so far.
Officers interrogated various people n relation to Hanna’s death, including a barber and a masseuse but could not find anything that gave them a lead on that case.
However, Polkinghorne’s extramarital affair with escort Madison Ashton, also known as Christine McQueen, was also discovered, which made him a suspect in his wife’s murder.
A year has passed, and no information is available regarding her case. Her one friend told the Weekend Herald that they still don’t know what happened and who was behind her murder.
About Philip Polkinghorne Wife and Family
Pauline Hanna was married to an Auckland eye surgeon, Philip Polkinghorne; the pair were married for 22 years.
Before her death, Hanna served at Counties Manukau District Health Board as an executive project director and was actively involved in the Covid-19 vaccine rollout.
The 63-year-old’s dead body was found in her home in the Auckland suburb of Remuera on Easter Monday last year. She had been a important member of the HealthSource team and worked in various roles in the public health system.
Hanna and Philip interacted with each other for the first time in the 1990s while she was serving as an administrator at Auckland’s ophthalmology department.
According to her friends and family, Hanna was a fun-loving and accomplished woman. An ambitious woman worked hard for her community’s progress. Sadly, she lost her life early, and her memory has been sullied.
It is sad to know that even after one year of her demise, no one has been held accountable, and her case remains unexplained.
Although Hanna was the second wife of a surgeon, she loved her stepchildren John, Ben, and Taine immensely and considered them “her children.”
Philip Polkinghorne Facebook
The internet is mourning the demise of eye surgeon Philip Polkinghorne’s wife, Pauline Hanna, whose dead body was discovered on April 5 last year.
After the death of his better half in unexplained circumstances, Polkinghorne resigned from its board. Her stepson Ben Polkinghorne shared a post on Facebook and told her that Hanna was “horrendously stressed” at work. He added she was dealing with mental health issues that may lead to her death.