The sentencing of double killer Jason Paul Somerville, originally set down for tomorrow in the High Court in Christchurch, has been delayed until January 29.
Somerville has pleaded guilty to the murders of his wife Rebecca and neighbour Tisha Lowry, who were found buried beneath his Wainoni, Christchurch, home.
Somerville strangled the two women, stuffed underwear down their throats, and then had sex with them.