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DEFENDING HIMSELF: Mauha Huatahi Fawcett, 26, conducts his own defence in the Christchurch High Court. <\/p>\n
ACCUSED: Mauha Huatahi Fawcett appears in the Christchurch High Court. He denies murdering Ngatai 'Mellory' Manning. <\/p>\n
IN SESSION: The murder trial of Mauha Huatahi Fawcett will be presided over by Justice Gendall. <\/p>\n
AMICUS CURIAE: Mahua Huatahi Fawcett at the start of his trial for murdering Mellory Manning, with his assisting counsel Craig Ruane, right. <\/p>\n
DNA that was likely from murder victim Ngatai \"Mellory\" Manning was found on a knife retrieved from the Avon River after her body was found, the trial of the man accused of her killing was told in the High Court at Christchurch today. <\/p>\n
Environmental Science and Research forensic scientist Jayshree Patel told the court she carried out a DNA profile on a sample taken from the \"inside handle\" of the knife. <\/p>\n
She said a \"combined partial DNA profile\" was found on the knife which could have originated from the 27-year-old sex worker. <\/p>\n
Her testing showed there was strong scientific support for the DNA having come from Manning. <\/p>\n
The knife was recovered from the Avon River near where her body was found on the morning of December 19, 2008. <\/p>\n
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