A man who died in hospital after he was found with critical head injuries on a footpath in Wellington has been named, with police appealing for more information.

He was 63-year-old Abdul Nabizadah, originally from Afghanistan.

Nabizadah was found on a footpath in Miramar about 2.20am on Monday, at the intersection of Camperdown Rd and Totara Rd.

It was the second serious incident, following the burglary of a Darlington Rd address earlier that morning, where two adults found a stranger in their home.

Police forensics markings outside a house on Darlington Road, Miramar, Wellington 17 March. Photo / RNZ

Nabizadah was found by Police carrying out area enquiries following the Darlington burglary.

He died in hospital the following day, March 19.

The cause of death was a result of blunt force head injuries, police said.

Detective Inspector Nick Pritchard said Nabizadah was not involved in the burglary.

“We are still trying to establish how he was injured,” he said.

He was released to his family yesterday and laid to rest Thursday afternoon.

Pritchard said police are now seeking help from the public. They would like to hear from any motorist who was driving in the Miramar area between midnight and 3am Monday March 17.

They are seeking dashcam footage from anyone who was in the area during that time.

“Members of the public may play a crucial role in helping us piece together the events that unfolded early that morning, and Police are now widening our area of focus,” he said.

Police would also like to hear from anyone in the Nevay Road, Camperdown Road and Darlington Road area between 12.20am and 3am that same morning.

Nabizadah was wearing a brown jacket with a blue t-shirt underneath, black trousers, and light brown coloured shoes, Pritchard said.

“He was located near his vehicle, a silver-coloured Toyota Aqua, with the registration NQE681,” he said.

Police are urging anyone who thinks they saw a person fitting that description, to contact them as soon as possible.

They are reviewing CCTV and enquiries into the movements of the victim are ongoing.

Police are still working to establish if there is a link between Nabizadah’s death and the earlier burglary.

Katie Oliver is a Christchurch-based Multimedia Journalist and breaking news reporter.