A 25-year-old man charged with murdering baby Bella Richardson appeared in Whanganui District Court via audio visual link on Friday.
Defence lawyer Nicolette Levy requested interim name suppression for her client as herself and expected lead defence lawyer Letizia Ord are new to the case.
Justice Robert Dobson granted the man interim name suppression, the third time he has received it since he was arrested in September 2018.
Michele Wilkinson-Smith said the Crown had a neutral stance on name suppression at this time.
It will next be addressed when the accused appears for callover at 9am on April 10 and the defence will be expected to make applications if they want suppression to continue.
