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Rodney Fallowfield is accused of killing his wife Shirley Reedy.
A man accused of killing his new girlfriend will go to trial in winter 2021.
Rodney Fallowfield, 52, faces one charge for murdering his wife Shirley Alaina Reedy, 52, of Balclutha.
Reedy was found dead in a Te Anau motel on Friday, May 15.
Fallowfield, who pleaded not guilty in July, appeared via audiovisual link before Justice Nation in Invercargill Superior Court on Tuesday.
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Justice Nation ordered Fallowfield to reappear for a trial of labor hearing on December 8 and took him into custody.
The trial date was set for July 5, 2021.
Earlier this year, a family member confirmed that Fallowfield and Reedy were married in a small private ceremony before the Alert Level 4 lockdown (which began on March 25 and ended on April 27).
At the time of death, Detective Sgt. Mark McCloy said Reedy and Fallowfield were visiting Te Anau when the incident occurred.
Police were contacted about the death around 6.35pm.
