Murder of Mallory Manning

Who is Murder of Mallory Manning?

Ngatai Lynette Manning was murdered in Christchurch, New Zealand on 18 December 2008. It remains unsolved. Manning was picked up from her inner city, Manchester Street corner that she worked on as a prostitute, was taken to a property in Avonside and brutally killed by stabbing, strangling and assault with a metal pole. Her body was then dumped in the nearby Avon River and found the next morning by a kayaker. In March 2012, a 24-year-old, unemployed man was arrested and charged with the murder and abduction of Manning.

Previously, the case's severity and longevity had led police to fear of a repeat killer, and a reward on information was issued. Following the arrest police acknowledged there were more people involved than the man in custody and the investigation would be ongoing.