Man accused of Stokes Valley murder named

Stokes Valley man Aaron Hadfield was stabbed to death in late January. Photo / supplied

One of the men involved in the alleged murder of a Stokes Valley father-of-two can now be identified.

Name suppression for William Axl Stark, 22, lapsed when he appeared in Lower Hutt District Court this morning.

Stark, along with another 20-year-old man who has name suppression, are accused of murdering 27-year-old Aaron Hadfield.

Mr Hadfield died after he was stabbed in his car in Stokes Valley, just a few kilometres from his home, on January 26.

The two men were initially charged with assault after they handed themselves into police, but the charge was upgraded to murder last month.

Stark was remanded in custody to reappear again in May.