Police still searching for dead woman’s belongings
Police are seeking a lanyard and two cellphones in relation to the alleged murder of Bella Te Pania.
Te Pania, a 34-year-old mother, was found critically injured on Christchurch’s Orchard Rd about 6.50am on December 31. She died a short time later.
A 42-year-old plasterer from Bromley, who has interim name suppression, has been charged with her murder.
Police said in a statement yesterday that while an arrest had been made, they still needed to find several items that are important to the investigation.
‘‘They are a blue lanyard with a single car key with either an elephant or butterfly keyring, a black Huawei Y6 cellphone with a cracked screen and a black Samsung Galaxy J4 cellphone and a small black bag with a shoulder strap.’’
Police urged Bryndwr residents in particular to check their front verges and gardens for the items. ‘‘Police are also interested in viewing any home or business CCTV footage from Bryndwr residents that would have recorded the footpath, road or verges in front of your property between 5.30am and 6.30am on Tuesday December 31,’’ the police statement said. Anyone living on Tram Rd (between the Christchurch Northern Motorway and Oxford Rd) who has any footage that would have recorded the road between 6.30am and 6.50am that day is also asked to contact police. Anyone who finds any of the missing items or who has relevant CCTV footage is asked to contact police immediately by calling 105 and quoting file number 191231/9680.