The mother and estranged husband of a woman who was found dead in a St. John's apartment appear to have resolved a dispute over who has the right to inter her remains.

The body of Chrissy Predham Newman was found Jan. 21 in the basement apartment where she lived with her 16-month-old daughter, Ireland. The Royal Newfoundland Constabulary immediately opened a homicide investigation.

The body Chrissy Predham Newman was found in her St. John's apartment last week.
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Newman's mother, Yvonne Harvey, had filed a Newfoundland Supreme Court application on Friday for the right to bring her daughter's remains to her childhood home of Ottawa.

Rosellen Sullivan, a St. John's lawyer who is representing Harvey, says the issue has now been resolved.

Sullivan said Raymond Newman has agreed not to contest the matter in court. She said Newman felt it would be disrespectful of Chrissy Newman's memory to fight about her remains in court.

A hearing had been scheduled for Wednesday, which would have been Chrissy Newman's 29th birthday.

Newman's remains are in a St. John's morgue. They had not been released because of the disagreement over which member of the family had the right to inter them.

In an affidavit filed last Friday, Harvey said there was no chance that her daughter would have reconciled with Raymond Newman, from whom she separated last fall. She moved with her daughter into a basement apartment in the St. John's neighbourhood of Airport Heights.

In the affidavit, she claims her daughter told her on numerous occasions that her relationship became abusive almost immediately after their marriage in May 2005. 

Harvey said in the affidavit that her daughter made complaints to the police, alleging abuse by her estranged husband.

The court documents say Chrissy Newman planned to move back to Ottawa — where she lived for most of her childhood — with Ireland, the couple's young daughter.

The documents say that on Jan. 19, Ray Newman was served with divorce and custody documents and an order to vacate their family home. 

The RNC is continuing its investigation into Chrissy Newman's death. Police have said they have no specific suspect.

Last week, forensic investigators examined a Paradise home registered in the couple's names.

Ireland Newman was placed in protective custody on Jan. 22.