A 23-year-old man has appeared in court charged with the murder of a man whose body was found on a highway near Thames last night.
The accused appeared in the Hamilton District Court this morning before Judge Christopher Field. The accused is also charged with unlawful possession of a firearm.
He was granted interim name suppression and remanded in custody.
The man, who was supported in court by family, will reappear in the High Court at Hamilton on August 25.
Police said earlier they believed the 20-year-old victim and the accused are known to each other.
