The man charged with murdering east Auckland businesswoman Elizabeth (Ying) Zhong can now be named.
He is 48-year-old Fang Sun.
Sun has denied murdering Zhong and is scheduled to stand trial for the crime in April next year.
Zhong, 55, was found dead inside her vehicle on November 28 last year.
Her Land Rover had been parked in Roadley Avenue, Sunnyhills, a short distance from her three-storey Suzetta Place home.
The last confirmed sighting of the businesswoman was at about 4.30pm on November 27.
On February 12 this year Counties Manukau Police publicly announced the arrest of a man in relation to Zhong’s death.
That man, now identified as Sun, appeared in the Manukau District Court the same day and was remanded in custody.
He pleaded not guilty to Zhong’s murder during an appearance in the Auckland High Court in March and was granted name suppression, which has since been discontinued.
A court charging document previously seen by the Times states police believe Sun killed Zhong in Sunnyhills between November 27 and November 28 last year.
His occupation was not stated on the document.
Police have described Zhong’s family as being “devastated” by her death.
She was the director of the company Digital Post Limited, based in Epsom, central Auckland.
