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An ex-prison officer who's pleaded not guilty to murdering Christchurch man Michael McGrath has been granted bail

An ex-prison officer who's pleaded not guilty to murdering Christchurch man Michael McGrath has been granted bail

1 November 2021

The builder disappeared from his Halswell home in May, 2017.

School friend, David Benbow, was charged with his murder in 2019.

The 52-year-old pleaded not guilty and will go to trial in August next year.

Today at the High Court in Christchurch, Justice David Gendall granted Benbow electronically-monitored bail to an address in Dargaville.

He must not enter the South Island unless given court approval.

The details of the hearing can not be published for legal reasons.

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