Invercargill phase of the Scott Guy homicide

The investigation team investigating the homicide of Feilding farmer Scott Guy on 8 July, 2010 have launched another phase of their inquiry.

Mr Guy, a 31-year-old dairy farmer had got up early on the morning of Thursday, 8 July to milk cows on the family farm. He was found dead at the end of his driveway on Aorangi Road around 7am by a passing stock truck driver.

The investigation team is seeking information surrounding Scott Guy's attendance at a farming conference in Invercargill from 21 to 23 June, 2010.

Police know that on Sunday, 20 June, Scott and his brother-in-law travelled with Air New Zealand from Palmerston North to Invercargill via Christchurch on the 4.25pm flight, arriving in Invercargill at 7.25pm.

The pair attended the South Island Dairy Event (SIDE) Conference at Stadium Southland at Surrey Park Invercargill, staying at the Moana Court Motel on Tay Street.

Scott and his brother-in-law departed Invercargill on 24 June on the 6.45am flight back home via Christchurch, arriving in Palmerston North at 9.30am.

Police are also interested in any after-conference activities that Scott may have attended or participated in, or if he was seen in the CBD during his time in Invercargill.

Police want to hear from anyone who saw and spoke to Scott Guy during this time in Invercargill between the 20 and 24 June.

The investigation team will be contacting conference participants direct but would like to hear from anyone with any information surrounding Scott Guy's movements in Invercargill.

Detective Inspector Sue Schwalger said: "The relevance of this phase is to identify if there were any incidents that we are otherwise unaware of that may or may not have occurred in Invercargill during this time, as the conference was only two weeks prior to Scott's death."

To speak to a member of the investigation team, contact 0800 808585. Alternatively information can be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555111.