Mellory Manning

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Case Details

Crime: Murder (Murder of sex worker)
Location: Christchurch, Canterbury, New Zealand
Date: 2008-12
Victim(s): Mellory Manning
Perpetrator(s): Liam Reid
Motive: Sexual predation
Verdict: Liam Reid convicted of rape and murder 2012. Also previously convicted of murder of Emma Agnew (2007).
Sentence: Life imprisonment with minimum 24-year non-parole period.
Evidence: DNA evidence linking Reid, forensic examination, body found in Avon River, linked to Reid through prior Emma Agnew conviction
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In December 2008, sex worker Mellory Manning was raped and murdered in Christchurch. Her body was found in the Avon River. Initial investigation explored Mongrel Mob links but the case went cold. Liam Reid was eventually convicted of her rape and murder in 2012, having previously been convicted of the 2007 murder of Emma Agnew.

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