A man charged with the murder of a woman in Te Anau is to go on trial next year.
Rodney Stewart Fallowfield appeared by audiovisual link in the High Court at Invercargill today.
In July, the 52-year-old entered a not guilty plea to the charge and Justice Gerald Nation set a trial date for July 5, 2021.
The Otago Daily Times understands Fallowfield and Shirley Alaina Reedy (52) had only been married a matter of months before he allegedly killed her.
Police started a homicide investigation after the body of the Balclutha woman was found at a property in Cleddau St, Te Anau, on May 15 this year.
It has been reported that the body was found at a motel which has been the subject of police investigations.
Detective Sergeant Mark McCloy said after the incident the pair, who were visitors to Te Anau, were known to each other.
