A 12-year-old accused of murdering a man near Kaikohe has pleaded not guilty in the High Court in Whangārei this morning.
Photo: Ministry of Justice website
He was charged last December, after the death of Michael John Biggins in September.
The 62-year-old was found seriously injured in a crashed vehicle in a paddock in Ōkaihau.
The 12-year-old accused, who has name suppression, was remanded in the custody of Oranga Tamariki today.
He is jointly charged with a 15-year-old boy.
Their High Court murder trial will start in March next year.