Name suppression has lapsed for one of two people charged with murder in connection with the death of a man in the Auckland CBD in August.
Sergio Williams, 35, can now be named. A co-defendant's name suppression continues pending appeal.
It comes after police were called to a residence on Upper Queen St about 1.13pm on August 23, following reports of a person with injuries.
Herbert Bradley, 70, was rushed to Auckland Hospital but died shortly after. He died as a result of being stabbed, police said.
In an update later that night, a police spokesperson said: "Police have tonight arrested a 35-year-old man and a 26-year-old woman in relation to the murder of a 70-year-old man at an apartment in Upper Queen St."
Justice Pheroze Jagose presided over today's name suppression hearing at Auckland High Court.
In their first appearance in August, the woman was visibly emotional as she appeared via video link, attempting to compose herself through tears.
Neither defendant appeared today.
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