Papanui, Christchurch body buried in backyard: Murder accused appears in court
3 Feb, 2021 09:44 PM
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A woman accused of murdering a man and burying him in the backyard of his north Christchurch home has appeared in court this morning.
Rena Joyce aka Maloney, 55, a kitchen hand, is charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry on December 29.
Police were alerted to the location of the body at a property on Main North Rd in Papanui two weeks later.
Rena Maloney appears in the Christchurch High Court charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry. Photo / Pool
At the High Court in Christchurch this morning, Maloney made a brief appearance from custody.
CHRIS SKELTON
Police investigate the death of Michael Joseph Graham at a property on England St in Linwood, Christchurch. (Video first published in January 2021)
A man who allegedly murdered a man in a Christchurch state house has appeared in the High Court. Christchurch man Michael Joseph Graham, 57, died at a Kāinga Ora property in England St, Linwood on January 3. Nathan Ihaka Te Hana, aged 46, who lived at the same property, has been charged with his murder. Te Hana appeared via video-link in the High Court in Christchurch on Thursday. His defence counsel said he was not ready to enter a plea and requested the case be postponed.