St Johns Rd homicide: Not guilty plea entered for 16yo accused of murdering Kyle Whorrall at Auckland bus stop
Justice Lang ordered a four-week trial to commence on August 31 next year.
He approved a request by defence lawyer Paul Borich KC for interim name suppression to continue until at least the teen's next court appearance in July.
Police say two occupants of the erratically-driven vehicle attacked Whorrall while he was sitting alone at a bus stop in Meadowbank on the night of April 22.
Whorrall, 33, was struck with a 'long' weapon, suffering multiple head injuries, and later died in hospital.
The teen's adult co-defendant is accused of having 'actively suppressed' evidence by selling a car to help him escape after arrest.
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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