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.
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Police at the Papanui property after the body was found. Photo / Anna Leask
Anna Leask is a senior reporter for the New Zealand Heraldanna.leask@nzherald.co.nz@AnnaLeask
The man allegedly murdered by his partner at his Christchurch home and buried in the backyard just after Christmas will be farewelled this week.
Martin Orme Berry, 55, was allegedly murdered on December 29 at his home on Main North Rd in the northern suburb of Papanui.
His partner Rena Maloney - also known as Rena Joyce - has been charged with murder.
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Police are at a property in Papanui where a body has been found. Photo / Anna Leask
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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.
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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.