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The man����Ellerslie couple�������Ի�����at their home on November 5 has appeared in court, and will keep his name secret for now.��

The man appeared via audio-visual link from the Auckland Custody Unit in Mt Eden Prison before Judge Andrea Manuel.��

His lawyer Michael Kan said he had spoken to the man, a Cantonese speaker, who has been in New Zealand for many years, and believed he did not need an interpreter.��

The 42-year-old accused wore a blue boiler suit and appeared calm, answering the judge’s questions in a measured tone.��

Kan sought and was granted interim suppression of his client’s name, saying his mother, in her 90s, and other family may need to be informed.��

“Obviously this will be quite a big shock for them,” Kan said.��

Kan did not seek bail.��

Judge Manuel granted the man suppression of name, address and occupation. The judge also allowed the media to take pictures of the man on the condition they were blurred.��

He was remanded in custody without plea ahead if his next appearance in the High Court at Auckland on November 29.��

Police located the man in Hamilton last night.��

He is charged with murdering the couple by stabbing them to death on November 5.��

Detective Inspector Scott Beard,��, confirmed Mei Han Chong had been found dead.��

Her body was found in the Auckland suburb of Greenhithe in a bush area in the dark overnight.��

“I have to thank our outstanding police team, who worked all night,” Beard said.��

”We have a team now conducting the scene examination.”��

Beard said police discovered suspicious activity on the night of the homicide and scoured hours and hours of CCTV footage that allowed them to locate Chong.��

“We’re devastated to locate Mrs Chong in these circumstances and are providing support to their son, who has lost both his father and his mother.��

“There are uncles and aunties around but at the moment he is an only child,” Beard said, talking about the anguish and stress he is suffering.��

Detective Inspector Scott Beard confirmed a man, 42, has been charged with the murder of Ellerslie couple Fuk-Fu Kwok and Mei Han Chong. Photo / Jason Dorday��

Beard said there was no indication the offender had tried to leave the country, and at this stage police were not ruling out further charges.��

The investigation is ongoing and a lot of work has been done overnight and we are still trying to piece that together, Beard said.��

Beard added he is not going to go into too many details as the matter is before the court.��

The couple’s car was located on Hall Rd in Glenfield with its number plates changed.��

Beard said the homicide investigation continues in Ellerslie but police have a number of other scenes to investigate.��

Beard, who is heading the investigation, had been due to appear on��The AM Show��and TVNZ’s��Breakfast��morning TV shows today morning but pulled out at the last minute as he instead fronted a press conference on the new developments.��

��at his Ellerslie property on Monday night by a family member. He was pronounced dead at the scene by police.��

Police subsequently had feared for the life of Kwok’s 67-year-old wife, Mei Han Chong.��

Mei Han Chong's body was found in the Auckland suburb of Greenhithe.��

Police revealed his injuries were “violent and consistent with foul play” and launched a����

Beard said Kwok suffered multiple stab wounds. The killing was described as “quite brutal”.��

Beard said the nature of the injuries suggested more than one person was involved, but said no links to organised crime had been found.��

Police believed the homicide happened after midnight on Saturday. The couple’s son earlier told police his mother’s disappearance was “totally out of character”.��

Chong did not drive so police said it was likely someone had driven her away. The state of the house indicated Chong did not leave the East Auckland home willingly.��

Beard had suggested the killing was a “targeted attack” and had appealed for anyone who had seen or heard from Chong.��

A workmate of Kwok visited the Celtic Crescent house this week and left flowers on the driveway.��

She told the��Herald��that Kwok used the name Joseph at his job as an orthopaedic nurse at North Shore Hospital.��

Anyone with information that may assist police inquiries is asked to contact police via 105, quoting file number 231106/8053. Alternatively, information can be provided anonymously via Crime Stoppers on 0800 555 111.��