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Lois Tolley was found dead in her Upper Hutt apartment in December 2016 (File photo).
Two more murder charges have been filed in connection with the death of Upper Hutt’s wife, Lois Tolley, in 2016.
The charges are against the two people accused so far of assaulting Tolley with intent to rob her and aggravated robbery.
They will join the first man charged with murdering Tolley, 30, on December 9, 2016. He has been in court on that charge since September 2019.
The 28-year-old man is also accused of assaulting her with the intent to rob her and aggravated robbery with a shotgun. He has pleaded not guilty.
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In December 2019, a second man, age 28, was charged with two counts of aggravated burglary and robbery with intent to rob. He has also pleaded not guilty.
Then, on August 12, a third man, 28, was charged with two counts of aggravated robbery with a weapon and assault with intent to steal. Through his attorney, he pleaded not guilty at a Wellington Superior Court hearing on Monday.
None of the accused was personally in court. Two of the defendants appeared via audio-visual link while in custody, and the third was free on bail.
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Police monitor the scene at Tolley’s apartment in Wallaceville, Upper Hutt, on December 10, 2016 (File photo).
All three have name suppression in the meantime, Judge Simon France said.
The case is due back in court at the end of October.
