A man accused of murder received death threats from upset members of the public gallery as he stood in the dock at the High Court in Hamilton this morning.
The commotion caused the hearing for Aaron Nicholas Wilson to be paused as security guards tried to control the outbursts from whānau who had filed into the court to witness Wilson's appearance.
Wilson today lost name suppression.
The 42-year-old is charged with murdering Betty Maree Paparoa in Cambridge on August 8, whose body was found by police at 1.20am that day at a Richmond St property.
The discovery of the body resulted in a manhunt 50km away in Te Aroha, where streets were closed and cars were searched before Wilson was arrested later that same day.