Wanganui murder accused remanded in custody

One of the two scenes cordoned off in relation to the fatal shooting. Photo / Wanganui Chronicle

The man accused of murdering Wanganui woman Nadine Timmins was remanded in custody when he made a brief appearance in Taupo District Court today.

Karl James Copley Lane, 29, of Wanganui, was ordered to undergo a psychiatric assessment and reappear in Wanganui District Court on July 8.

Ms Timmins, a 24-year-old mother-of-two, was shot in the head in a car on Saturday and died in hospital on Sunday morning.

- NZPA