Two women charged in relation to murder of Wellington man Rau Tongia named

Two women charged in relation to murder of Wellington man Rau Tongia named

Two of the five people charged in relation to the murder of a man in Wellington have been named. 

Rau Tongia was killed in Karori in December last year.

Shayde Weston, 24 , is one of two women charged with murder, and Phoenix Colvin, 20, is charged with accessory after the fact. 

There was yelling and tension from members of the public gallery, when the pair appeared in Wellington High Court on Friday morning.

There was a heavy police presence at the court, and as Weston left the stand a person in the public gallery shouted "you killers" at her.

Shortly after security had to step in and separate members of the public as they yelled at each other. 

Tongia was found dead in the driveway of a Karori property late last year. 

Police had already been to the house once that night for a disorder incident. They say the investigation into Tongia's murder is on-going, and anyone with further information should contact police on 105.