A 29 year old Manurewa man has been committed for trial on a charge of murdering an elderly Chinese woman last year.
Olinali Ah You was remanded in custody to reappear in the High Court at Auckland on July 15 following a depositions hearing in the Manukau District Court today.
Ah You, whose name suppression was lifted today, is accused of murdering 80-year-old Yin Ping Yang on June 11.
Mrs Yang died in Auckland's Middlemore Hospital on June 14, three days after she was attacked and beaten in her Manurewa home.
Crown prosecutor Steven Haszard told the court Mrs Yang lived with her son, daughter-in-law and three grandchildren.
On June 11, she caught a glimpse of the defendant standing beside her in the house.
"He grabbed her from behind, wrapping one hand around her mouth to keep her quiet and one hand round her shoulders," Mr Haszard said.
Mrs Yang grabbed a telephone to call for help but was punched, causing her nose to bleed.
"He then led her towards the bedroom. Mrs Yang resisted as best she could, but her attempts were futile as she was 80 years old.
"He pushed the telephone handset into her mouth, and forensics later found blood on it," Mr Haszard said.
The defendant tried to push Mrs Yang into a wardrobe. She would not fit inside, despite the defendant's efforts.
He pushed her to the ground and slammed the wardrobe door into her head. He then stomped on her chest with such force she lost consciousness.
