The Dunedin health professional charged with murdering teenager Amber-Rose Rush has been denied electronic bail.
The 30-year-old accused of killing the 16-year-old at her Corstorphine home on February 2 this year appeared in the High Court at Dunedin on Wednesday before Justice Nation.
Electronic bail would have seen him subject to a range of conditions, including being GPS-monitored.
After hearing arguments from defence counsel Mark Ryan and Crown prosecutor Robin Bates, the judge reserved his decision and suppressed all contents of the hearing.
He released his judgement refusing bail on Thursday, which means the man will be behind bars until his trial in March next year unless he successfully appeals.
The defendant previously pleaded not guilty to murder, as well as four counts of threatening to kill.
While Justice Nation declined an application for continued name suppression at an appearance last month, that decision was appealed by defence counsel Marie Taylor-Cyphers.
It means the defendant’s identity will remain under wraps until the determination of the matter by the Court of Appeal.
That hearing will take place on Monday in Auckland.
Other suppression orders covering the case restrict publication about the charges faced by the medical professional and the specifics of the allegations.
Amber-Rose was found dead by family members the day after her alleged murder.
Police confirmed the man accused of attacking the victim was known to her.
In the following days, officers launched a search of waterways at Blackhead and later confirmed they found “an item of interest”.
They then asked for public sightings of a silver BMW travelling between Dunedin and Balclutha in the early hours of February 3.
Amber-Rose was farewelled at a colourful funeral on February 10 where she was described as the ‘‘life of the party’’, who pretended to be tough but was a ‘‘marshmallow’’ on the inside.
