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LAWRENCE SMITH / THINGS
Police at the brothel scene in Auckland’s Epsom suburb.
The man accused of murder after a body was found in an Auckland brothel has kept his name secret for now.
The 60-year-old man appeared via audio-visual link at Auckland High Court on Wednesday, where Judge Sally Fitzgerald continued with the removal of his name, at least until his next appearance.
Her attorney Kelly-Ann Stoikoff said her client had been in the hospital but is now away. She said she was not yet ready to file a statement.
She said she was not seeking bail from her client.
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LAWRENCE SMITH / THINGS
Police say Zion Gutnik was killed in this brothel at 574 Manukau Road in the Epsom suburb of Auckland.
The man was arrested and is due to return to court in June.
He is accused of the murder of Zion Gutnik.
Gutnik’s body was found at Club 574 on Manukau Rd, Epsom in the early hours of March 10.
Acting Detective Inspector Glenn Baldwin of the Auckland City Police said at the time of the arrest that Gutnik knew the man.
