Name suppression lapses for Auckland murder defendant Margaret Green

A woman charged with murder four months ago after the death of a man in South Auckland can now be identified as Margaret Jovander Green.

Interim name suppression lapsed this week for the 32-year-old Manurewa resident, whose jury trial is scheduled for June in the High Court at Auckland.

Emergency responders were called to Green’s Mahia Rd home on May 6. They found Selwyn Robson, who has links to Black Power, in a critical condition.

“Despite the best efforts from first-aid responders, he died at the scene,” Counties Manukau CIB Detective Inspector Shaun Vickers said at the time.

Green was charged with murder the next day, after handing herself in at the Manukau Police Station.

Bystanders wore balaclavas in May as they watched police gather evidence at the scene. Family, meanwhile, stood at the cordon consoling each other.

An online tribute described Robson as someone who would be “forever cherished, never forgotten”.

“The nation is down a G.O.A.T,” the social media post said.

Police monitored a large gang-related funeral procession through Counties Manukau a week after Robson’s death. No arrests were made.

Patched members performed a haka for Robson as pallbearers carried his coffin into the clubhouse, according to a video posted on social media.

Green has pleaded not guilty.

The reasons why she asked the court for suppression, and why it lapsed this week, cannot be reported for legal reasons.

Craig Kapitan is an Auckland-based journalist covering courts and justice. He joined the Herald in 2021 and has reported on courts since 2002 in three newsrooms in the US and New Zealand.

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