Man charged with woman's murder

Published: 10:29PM Sunday July 05, 2009 Source: NZPA

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A 47-year-old man has been charged with murder after a woman was found dead at a West Coast settlement on Sunday.

Police said the man came to the Greymouth police station about 10.30am Sunday.

He gave them information which led them to an address in Ikamatua, 54 kilometres northeast of Greymouth, where they found the woman's body.

Police launched a homicide investigation and will continue to investigate the circumstances surrounding the woman's death into next week.

The man had been arrested and charged with murder and the matter is now before the court, police said.

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