A youngster charged with homicide days after police found a person useless at a Greymouth property can now be named.
Jammal Henry, 16, appeared within the Excessive Court docket at Christchurch on Friday morning, the place Justice Jonathan Eaton confirmed title suppression had lapsed.
Henry was charged with murdering Donald Baikie after police have been referred to as on September 30 final 12 months to a property on Chapel St, the place they discovered the 67-year-old useless.
At an earlier look, the teenager pleaded not responsible to the cost.
Justice Eaton has scheduled a two-week jury trial in Greymouth on October 27.
Whereas Justice Eaton granted NZME an software to {photograph} Henry, he has now deferred his choice to April 1 for a judicial convention, as digital bail remains to be to be thought-about.
Justice Eaton suppressed the situation of a proposed deal with for bail.
The court docket heard submissions on bail had been filed this morning.
Henry is being held on the Te Puna WaiōTuhinapo Youth Justice Residence in Rolleston, Christchurch.
Members of the family have been in court docket and waved to Henry, who appeared by way of audio-visual hyperlink from the youth justice residence.
Justice Eaton stated that when the matter went to trial, the jury would contemplate problems with intent and whether or not there was an intervening assault.
