Man Accused Of Murdering Remuera Jogger Is Named

The man accused of murdering a jogger in an upmarket Auckland suburb can be revealed as Tevita Mafi Filo.

Joanne Marie Pert, 41, a student and mother of two, lived in central Auckland and was on a regular run through Remuera when she was allegedly attacked on Shore Rd on January 7.

Filo, a Mt Roskill resident, handed himself in to police on the same day.

The 24-year-old appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning where his lawyer Louise Freyer accepted name suppression should lapse.

However, there are several other orders restricting publication.

No pleas were entered today.

Filo will be back in court in April.

A four-week trial was set down for November.

- NZME.