A Wellington man has been remanded in custody after an
appearance in court for the historic murder of a Lower Hutt
man.
The 26-year-old man appeared in Lower Hutt District Court
today charged with killing Harold Alamoti Taipa Skudder.
Mr Skudder's body has not been found, after the 38-year-old
was reported missing by his mother in January 2008, a year
after his disappearance.
The defendant was arrested yesterday after new information
from the public.
He also faced a charge of intentional damage after allegedly
breaking a window in January this year.
He was granted interim name suppression to inform his family
of the charges he faced.
He was remanded in custody until March 25.
Police were examining a Lower Hutt property and the
investigation was ongoing, Wellington police district field
crime manager Detective Inspector Shane Cotter said
yesterday.
"Though we have made an arrest, I am sure there are people
out there in the community that know about Harry's
disappearance. I urge those people to come forward," Mr
Cotter said.
Anyone with information on Mr Skudder's disappearance was
asked to contact Lower Hutt police or the anonymous
Crimestoppers line.
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