Dan Hone dies during protest outside New Zealand Parliament – as sad reason he felt compelled to take action is revealed

A man who went to extreme lengths to avoid the forced sale of the home he lived in with his ailing mother has been found dead while protesting outside Parliament.

Dan Hone was found with serious injuries on the grounds of New Zealand’s Parliament Building on Sunday morning.

Emergency workers tried to save the father of one, but he died at the scene on his 50th birthday.

His grief-stricken sister Mika Quinn said her brother was becoming increasingly desperate over the impending sale of their elderly mother’s $1.6 million home in Moa Point, Wellington.

Their mother, who is in her 70s, was $40,000 behind on her $400,000 mortgage and had to sell the house at an auction scheduled for Aug. 22.

She lived on the 1,234 m2 plot on the hill for 40 years. In recent years, her son has come to live with her to care for her.

Mr Hone had tried to prevent the mortgagee’s auction and paid $5,000 in debt, but was unable to prevent it and had “lost hope”, his sister said.

His death has been reported to the coroner.

Mr Hone’s mother was $40,000 behind on her $400,000 mortgage and was forced to auction the house (pictured) on August 22.

A Justice Department spokeswoman said it was too early to say whether the death was being treated as a suspected suicide.

Mrs Quinn said she received a text message from her brother the week before his death.

Mr Hone told his sister he was devastated that ‘it had come to this’.

“He wasn’t happy,” she said told the New Zealand Herald.

The siblings tried to cope with the impending sale, but were concerned that they would not get a good price for the house, as their mother refused to allow public viewings and would not move even after the sale.

Ms Quinn offered her brother a room at her home in Whanganui, 200km north of Moa Point, but she wasn’t sure he wanted to live with his 30-year-old son.

“He knew he had a home,” Ms. Quinn said.

Their mother’s mortgage payments had spiraled out of control when her interest rates doubled in April from $800 to $1,600 every two weeks.

She was also behind on her interest rates and had previously mortgaged the house to add a second home to the property.

The house was originally scheduled to be auctioned in July, but the family won a postponement, which delayed the sale by a month.

Father of one found with serious injuries outside New Zealand’s parliament building

Thorhilda Brennan, the mother of Mr Hone’s son, told the publication her former partner was a “loving and caring family person”.

“This is an absolute tragedy and it really shouldn’t have happened,” she said.

She added that Mr Hone, a former mechanic, was “just doing his best” to care for his “very sick” mother.

Mr Hone’s family is currently organising a personal farewell for him. They are waiting for some family members to arrive from abroad.

He will be cremated and his ashes will be divided among the family, including his father who lives in Australia.

Mrs Quinn said her brother always looked after her and was a wonderful person who loved her. walking, motor sports and watching Bollywood and classic movies

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