Body buried in backyard: Woman in court charged with murder of Christchurch man at his home
13 Jan, 2021 10:30 PM
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Police are at a property in Papanui where a body has been found. Photo / Anna Leask
Police are at a property in Papanui where a body has been found. Photo / Anna Leask
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
The woman accused of murdering a man and burying him in the backyard of his north Christchurch home has appeared in court.
Rena Joyce, 55, a kitchen hand - listed on court documents as living at the same address as her alleged victim - is charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry by stabbing or cutting on December 29.