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A homicide investigation was launched after the discovery of the body of a man buried in the backyard of a Christchurch property.
Police said they were alerted to the body at the property on Main North Rd, Papanui, around 9.44 a.m. Wednesday.
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One person was helping them with their inquiries, a spokesperson said.
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Police launched a homicide investigation after being alerted to the body of a man at a property on Main North Rd, Christchurch.
It is understood that the individual contacted the police and told them that a body was buried on the property.
The property is next to a Catholic elementary school, St Joseph’s School, and is owned by Martin Orme Berry, a warehouseman.
The electoral roll shows that he lives there with Shirley Berry and Joanna Statham, a teacher.
Police said they believed the man’s death was an “isolated incident.”
“We want to reassure members of the public that there are no general security concerns for the wider Papanui community.”
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Detectives arrive at the property on Main North Rd, Christchurch.
A woman, who lives near the property, said she knew the couple who lived there. I used to see Martin Berry walking his dog, but hadn’t seen him in a month.
The neighbor said she last saw the woman before Christmas when she randomly visited her to tell her that she had stopped drinking alcohol and was taking a drug that would make her “very sick” if touched.
The woman apologized for “the problem” that had happened in the past, the neighbor said.
“But that was a good way back… mid-year.
“When the police cars used to come, and there were a lot of police cars that used to come, it would take more than one batch of police to stop what was happening there.”
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Police are investigating a homicide on a property on Main North Rd, Christchurch.
The homicide investigation is the third to open in Christchurch in just 13 days.
Kane Wayman, 46, an associate of Head Hunters, died after he was allegedly repeatedly beaten and kicked on January 1 after a night of drinking at the Mongols’ South Island headquarters outside Christchurch.
Wayman and a couple dozen others had attended a New Years Eve party at the gangbanger.
Four people, including Mongolian members, have been charged with his murder.
Two days later, in an unrelated incident, Michael Joseph Graham, 57, died on a property on England St, Christchurch.
Police allege that he was killed by Nathan Ihaka Te Hana.
