Teen denies murdering Kyle Whorrall at Auckland bus stop
The 16-year-old accused of murdering American PhD student Kyle Whorrall at a bus stop in Auckland's St Johns has pleaded not guilty.
He also denied a charge of aggravated robbery.
A 32-year-old woman who's also been charged in relation to Whorrall's death, charged with being an accessory after the fact to murder, also pleaded not guilty.
Both keep interim name suppression for now.
They've been remanded in custody to reappear in the High Court in Auckland for a case review hearing on July 16.
A trial date has been set down for August 2026.
Whorrall was attacked at a bus stop on St Johns Rd in Meadowbank on April 19, and died from his injuries in hospital.
The 33-year-old was in New Zealand pursuing his PhD in entomology at the University of Auckland. New ZealandCrime and JusticeAuckland
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