Christchurch murder: Niraj Prasad denies killing Faiz Ali and will stand trial next year
By Kurt BayerSouth Island Head of News·NZ Herald·
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Save Niraj Prasad denies murdering Faiz Ali and will stand trial at the High Court in Christchurch next year. Photo / George Heard
An accountant accused of murdering his ex-wife's partner in central Christchurch will stand trial next year.
Niraj Prasad, 38, is accused of killing Faiz Ali, a manager at Indian grocery store Krazy Price Mart, on February 21 this year.
Prasad was arrested and appeared at Christchurch District Court the following
day on a charge of murder.
He denies murdering Ali and will defend the charge at a trial at the High Court in Christchurch starting on August 1 next year.