The New Zealand government was awaiting a report Wednesday concerning an Auckland-based academy for troubled Japanese youths where a student was found dead last week, according to a government spokeswoman.
The report has been compiled by education, immigration, employment and health officials.
A top-level inquiry began Monday after Nozomu Shinozaki, 22, from Yokohama was found dead Feb. 26 at the Columbus Academy in West Harbor, West Auckland. He had sustained head injuries.
Nine students at the performing arts academy, all aged between 17 and 26, have been charged with assault and kidnapping. The academy's 49-year-old director, Katsuo Kanamori, has been accused of attempting to obstruct justice by allegedly telling his students not to cooperate with police.