Man charged with murder of Marlene Kelly

11.45am

A 37-year-old man Otahuhu man has been charged with the murder of Auckland prostitute Marlene Kelly.

Police arrested the man on Saturday, two days after they recovered a vehicle they had been seeking in connection with the case from a wrecker's yard in Onehunga.

The accused, who has interim name suppression, was remanded in custody for a pre-depositions hearing on May 8 when he appeared in Manukau District Court today.


Ms Kelly, a 40-year-old mother of six, was knifed to death in a carpark behind the Otahuhu mainstreet shops in Station Rd on February 2.