Third homicide in Christchurch

Christchurch police have launched their third homicide inquiry in a week after a man's body was found yesterday.

Police spokeswoman Maggie Leask said the body was found in the suburb of Hornby and had yet to be identified. In the other cases, Dennis Stephen, 67, was found dead on Saturday and a man has been charged with murder.

The next day, Ordette Lloyd-Rangiuia, 45, was found dead. Police still want to speak to her partner, Stephen King.