Police have this evening arrested a man in relation to the death of a man in Sydenham yesterday afternoon.
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The 28-year-old man has been charged with murder and will appear in Christchurch District Court tomorrow morning.?
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Police are continuing to appeal for sightings of the victim’s vehicle yesterday (Saturday 24 April).?
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The grey Holden Calais, registration LDE987, is believed to have left the ?tautahi Community Housing Trust on Brougham Street at 11.15am.?
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It was then abandoned on Monsaraz Boulevard at around 11.35am.
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Anyone who saw the vehicle in the area around that time is asked to call 105 and quote file number 210424/6160.
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Information can also be provided anonymously via Crimestoppers on 0800 555 111.?
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Issued by Police Media Centre.