A man charged with the murder of Christchurch woman Michelle Mary Lawrence will stand trial next March.
Timothy Joseph Foley, unemployed, faces a charge of killing 41-year-old Ms Lawrence in the suburb of Linwood on June 9, last year.
She was rushed to hospital after being found at the property,and was in a critical condition in ICU for three weeks until she died on June 30.
Foley, 52, was originally charged with intentionally causing Ms Lawrence grievous bodily harm but that was withdrawn by police and replaced by the murder charge.
His murder trial was due to start at the High Court in Christchurch last week.
