An 18-year-old charged with the murder of a Christchurch man has been remanded in custody without plea.
The body of Oliver Johnston, 20, was discovered in Woodend on Saturday after a search was launched on Thursday.
The suspect has been granted name suppression. He will reappear in court later this month.
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Police were called to the rural property on Jelfs Rd on Thursday evening and said they'd found a body, launching a homicide investigation. The next day they redacted that statement, saying they'd in fact failed to locate a body and there was evidence of a serious assault.
But his body was found on Saturday at the property, after an extensive search.
A scene examination at the rural property on Jelfs Rd is ongoing.
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