A police cordon at Lamorna Rd on Thursday morning. Photo: RNZ / Adam Burns
A man has appeared in court charged with murdering a woman in Christchurch.
Emergency services were called to a property on Lamorna Rd, Parklands, at 7.50pm on Wednesday after reports a person had sustained critical injuries.
Detective Senior Sergeant Karen Simmons said the woman was unresponsive when emergency services arrived and tragically was unable to be revived.
A 36-year-old man has been charged with murder.
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"Police are working to support the victim's family and at this early stage we will not be releasing further details regarding the victim, Simmons said.
"We also know that this will have been an incredibly distressing incident for Lamorna Road residents and the wider Parklands community."
Police will have a continued presence in Lamorna Rd, Simmons said, as police complete a scene examination and undertake further inquiries.
A woman who lives nearby told RNZ she had noticed a lot of cars coming and going at the property for some time.
"We hoped police would do something about it . Sounds like someone has had a fight. There was a lot of crying last night. The police turned up pretty quick," she said.
A 36-year-old man appeared at the Christchurch District Court on Thursday morning via audio visual link and was granted interim name suppression. The woman's name was also suppressed. The man is due to reappear in court next month.
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