The identity of the Papamoa man accused of murdering 33-year-old Parkvale man Ilya Olegovich Kojevnikov in an alleged hit-and-run in Welcome Bay Rd can now be revealed.
Raymond Green, 32, faced the murder charge when he briefly appeared in Tauranga District Court on Tuesday.
Green is accused of running down Mr Kojevnikov about 11pm on Monday.
He is yet to enter a plea to the charge.
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Green was remanded in custody and will next appear in the High Court at Tauranga on February 18.