Papanui, Christchurch body buried in backyard: Murder accused appears in court
By Kurt BayerSouth Island Head of News·NZ Herald·
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Save Rena Maloney appears in the Christchurch High Court charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry. Photo / Pool
A woman accused of murdering a man and burying him in the backyard of his north Christchurch home has appeared in court this morning.
Rena Joyce aka Maloney, 55, a kitchen hand, is charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry on December 29.
Police were alerted to the "location of the
body" at a property on Main North Rd in Papanui two weeks later.
Rena Maloney appears in the Christchurch High Court charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry. Photo / PoolAt the High Court in Christchurch this morning, Maloney made a brief appearance from custody.
