Bella Te Pania died in the early hours of New Year's Eve near Christchurch Airport. Photo: NZ PoliceA woman allegedly murdered in Christchurch on New Year's Eve was a sex worker - and the fifth prostitute killed in the city over the past 15 years. Bella Te Pania (33) was found inside a vehicle at an Air New Zealand engineering and maintenance facility at Christchurch International Airport. Image: GoogleProstitute's Collective co-founder and national co-ordinator Catherine Healy confirmed Te Pania was known to her organisation. Te Pania's death comes after a string of grisly sex worker slayings in the Garden City over the past decade and a half.

Source: Otago Daily Times January 07, 2020 21:45 UTC