A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder following a fatal stabbing at a community housing complex in Christchurch
A 28-year-old man has appeared in court charged with murder following a fatal stabbing at a community housing complex in Christchurch
26 April 2021
The accused appeared via audio visual link in the Christchurch District Court this morning, and faces other charges.
He didn't engage with the Judge when spoken to, and was granted interim name suppression.
Emergency services were called to the complex at about 3pm on Saturday after other residents found a 50-year-old man with critical injuries
The victim - who has been named in court documents as Daniel Hawkins - died soon after.
A post-mortem is due to be carried out today.
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