A jury has been empanelled in the trial of a man accused of murdering Christchurch sex worker Renee Larissa Duckmanton.
Sainey Marong, a 33-year-old butcher from the Christchurch suburb of Ilam who is originally from Gambia, denies murdering Duckmanton whose burned body was found on a rural Canterbury road on or about May 14, 2016.
![Sainey Marong is on trial as the accused for the murder of Christchurch sex worker Renee Larissa Duckmanton. Photo / Pool](https://www.nzherald.co.nz/resizer/v2/TM4KDSK7NQEHVA6S4K225AGSTE.jpg?auth=190344f952515eab7c5399983021fe6d08b1d1edb0408646fd4455ea8137691b&width=16&height=11&quality=70&smart=true)
The 22-year-old sex worker was last seen near the intersection of Peterborough and Manchester streets in Christchurch's red light district on May 14.
At the High Court in Christchurch this morning, a jury of seven women and five men was empanelled.