A teenager will reappear in Youth Court today charged with the murder of young Ashburton mother Sina Solomona.
The youth, who remains in custody and has interim name suppression, was charged with Ms Solomona's murder on December 19 following a week-long police investigation.
It is understood the youth will appear before Judge Robert Murfitt this afternoon, represented by Christchurch-based youth advocate Elizabeth Bulger.
Ms Solomona, a 22-year-old mother of one, was found dead in a pool of blood at her Cass Street home early on December 15.
Her stepbrother found her lying inside the house near the back door with severe head injuries about an hour after she had finished her shift at CMP Canterbury.