A Hamilton man due to reappear in court after an alleged fatal assault on a woman will now face the more serious charge of murder.
The 57-year-old reappeared in the Hamilton District Court yesterday facing one charge of wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm after an alleged assault at a flat in Wellington St, Hamilton East, last week.
There, emergency services found a 55-year-old woman in a critical condition.
Despite being taken to Waikato Hospital, she died of her injuries.