A close friend of Carmen Thomas says the young mother and the man accused of killing always tried to put their young son first.

The ex-partner of Carmen Thomas, who is accused of her murder, sought name suppression in court this afternoon so that their five-year-old son Jack could be told what had happened.

The identity of the man accused of killing Carmen Thomas has been revealed. Police say her body was dismembered after her murder.

Police searching for the body of Auckland mother Carmen Thomas yesterday lowered a high-tech camera into a drainage system on a central Auckland construction site.

Police investigating the death of Auckland woman Carmen Thomas today lowered a camera down a hole in a central Auckland construction site, according to a worker on the site.

Police today questioned businesses in downtown Auckland in the hunt for clues to the slaying of Carmen Thomas.

An inner-city Auckland construction site has become the focus of police investigating the murder of missing escort Carmen Thomas.

Police have found missing sex worker Carmen Thomas' wheelie bin and are testing it for clues to her fate.

North Shore police are appealing to the public to help identify the body of a woman found floating in the Waitemata Harbour yesterday.

Police are worried about the health of a Ngaruawahia man who's been missing since Wednesday.

Police are believed to have tracked the movements in Waikato of two men who knew Carmen Thomas - at the time that her car was abandoned in Hamilton.

The sister of murdered mum Carmen Thomas has broken her silence as new information emerges about the police inquiry.

Police say the discovery of missing four-year-old Lucas Ward's body was a relief for searchers but "incredibly distressing" for his family.

Police hunting for the killer of Carmen Thomas returned to a stretch of rural road in southeast Auckland yesterday to search for clues.

Police investigating the disappearance of Carmen Thomas say they are closer to catching her killer and Facebook yesterday produced a new clue.