The man charged with kidnapping and murdering missing real estate agent Yanfei Bao is Chinese national Tingjun Cao who has only been in New Zealand since March.
Cao, who has entered a plea of not guilty on both charges, was remanded in custody for a case review hearing on November 10.
The 52-year-old Bryndwr man was initially charged with kidnapping Bao, and was remanded in custody following his first court appearance on Monday, July 24 – two days after he was arrested in the public area of Christchurch International Airport with no bags and a one-way ticket to China.
On August 15, a murder charge was added to the kidnapping charge.
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