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Niraj Nilesh Prasad is accused of murdering Faiz Ali by beating him with a hammer at his home in February.
Now you can name a man who allegedly beat his ex-wife’s partner to death in an apartment block in Christchurch.
Niraj Nilsesh Prasad, 38, appeared in Christchurch Superior Court on Friday via an audiovisual link accused of murdering Faiz Ali on February 21.
Withdrawal of Prasad’s name during Friday’s appearance before Judge Cameron Mander.
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Christchurch man Faiz Ali was allegedly killed on Armagh St on February 21, 2021.
He was placed in preventive detention without a judicial declaration until April 19.
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Police were called to an apartment block on Armagh St in the city around 7.35pm on February 21, where they found Ali’s body.
Witnesses reported seeing a man carrying a hammer flee the scene.
Prasad was arrested a short time later.
Ali was in a relationship with Prasad’s ex-wife at the time of her death.
Working as a manager at Krazy Price Mart Phillipstown, he had moved to New Zealand from Fiji about six years ago.
Many members of his family still live in Fiji and were unable to attend his funeral due to Covid-19 travel restrictions.
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Police speak to the public near Faiz Ali’s death scene on Armagh St in Christchurch.
