A man accused of killing his former partner at her family's home last week made a brief appearance in court today.
Karl Eddy, charged with murdering Alicia Jordana McCallion, appeared in Manukau District Court dressed in a white boiler suit.
The 39-year-old Manurewa man initially stood with his hand shielding the side of his face from the media while his lawyer Marie Dyhrberg told the court that she would not be seeking name suppression.
But she did ask Judge Graham Hubble to suppress the image of her client.
"I don't know what is involved in the case so at this early stage, I am not sure if there are issues and identity and I certainly know there is a potential for an alibi.''