A woman has pleaded not guilty to murdering her partner, whose body was found buried in his backyard. Kitchen hand Rena Maloney appeared in the High Court at Christchurch on Friday charged with murdering Martin Orme Berry, 55, on December 29. His body was found in the backyard of his property on Main North Rd, Papanui, about two weeks later. John Kirk-Anderson/Stuff Police at Berry’s home in Main North Rd, Papanui, after his body was found in the backyard. Martin Berry was born in New Zealand, but the family moved to England for about three years when he was 4.

Source: Stuff April 22, 2021 21:28 UTC