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13 year old accused murderer to be assessed for fitness to plead

A 13 year old boy whose been accused of murdering Henderson shopkeeper Arun Kumar earlier this month will be assesed for his fitness to plead.

This was at the request of his lawyer before Justice Graeme Lang at the High Court in Auckland this morning.

This is the first time the 13 year old accused of stabbing Dairy owner Arun Kumar in the neck, causing his death on the 10th of this month, has appeared before the High Court.

It is based on this stated correspondence, that a remand of 6 weeks was sought and allowed by the judge, before the charged teen had to make his plea.

The 13 year old will be back at the High court on the 6 of August to give his plea, and the trial is set to begin on the 24 of November this year.