Victim of alleged murder at Nelson hotel a Swiss nationalMARTIN DE RUYTER/STUFF The woman who died in suspicious circumstances at Nelson's Rutherford Hotel was 62-year-old Swiss national Yanyan Meng. The woman who died at Nelson's Rutherford Hotel on Friday morning can now be named. A 62-year-old man has been charged with murder and appeared in the Nelson District Court on Monday. READ MORE:* No bail, or plea for male tourist charged over murder at Nelson hotel* Man charged with murder following death at Nelson hotelJudge Richard Russell granted the man interim name suppression until his next appearance. The woman's body was discovered in a room at the Rutherford Hotel in Nelson shortly before 9am on Friday.

Source: Stuff May 01, 2018 04:41 UTC