A third man appeared in the Auckland District Court on Thursday in relation to the killing of a Chinese student.

The man, a 20-year-old student, was charged with kidnapping and being an accessory after the fact of murder by interfering with evidence after the body of Biao Wan, 19, was found in the suitcase near Westhaven Marina on Good Friday.

Earlier his parents in China received a call demanding 4 million RMB yuan ransom.

Two men were charged in relation to the killing of Wan Wednesday. One was charged with kidnapping and murdering Wan. The other was charged with being an accessory after the fact also by tampering with evidence.

The three were all given name suppression when they appeared in court.

Source: Xinhua