A man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a woman in the Christchurch suburb of Sockburn.
The scene of the attack on Cheyenne Street. Photo: RNZ / Tessa Guest
The woman was walking home from work when she was attacked by a man with a knife in Cheyenne Street on Saturday afternoon.
The 37-year-old man appeared in the district court via video link.
Judge Mark Callaghan has ordered him to appear in the High Court again next month and asked for a report on his fitness to stand trial.
The accused man was granted name suppression.
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