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Now the man who died after being stabbed in an apartment block in Christchurch can be named.
Mark Cowling, 44, was found seriously injured on a property in Edgeware, at the intersection of Gresford and Champion streets, at 2:47 a.m. on Sept. 6.
Court paperwork said Cowling was stabbed.
A 31-year-old bartender has been charged with Cowling’s murder. He appeared in Christchurch Superior Court on Friday in front of Judge Cameron Mander.
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Things Previously, Cowling made several noise complaints regarding his neighbor playing music too loud earlier in the evening.
At one stage, noise control personnel visited the neighbor’s property and cared for him with excessive noise management, requiring that the noise be reduced to an acceptable level.
The court continues to withhold the defendant’s name, but a provisional order suppressing Cowling’s name expired on Friday.
The defendant has pleaded not guilty to the murder. He is expected to be tried in May next year.
His next court appearance is scheduled for February 12.
