Two boys charged over the death of a West Auckland shopkeeper made a brief appearance in the High Court at Auckland today.
A 13-year-old boy, whose name is suppressed, is charged with the murder of 57-year-old Arun Kumar at the Railside Dairy in Henderson in June.
His co-accused, a 12-year-old boy whose name is also suppressed, was initially charged only with assaulting the father of two with intent to rob, but police later added a count of manslaughter.
They were both present in the High Court today for a callover hearing before Justice Timothy Brewer.
A seven-week trial was originally set down to begin on November 24 but Justice Brewer expressed some concern over its length.
