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Name suppression drops for Waihi Beach murder accused

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3 Feb, 2020 07:58 PMQuick Read

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The court house in Tauranga. Photo / File

The court house in Tauranga. Photo / File

Interim name suppression has lapsed for a man accused of murder.

Asha Carden-Soole, 21, is accused of murdering 22-year-old Joshua Michael Louis Copestake at a Seaforth Rd property in Waihi Beach on January 3 or 4.

In the Tauranga High Court this morning Carden-Soole pleaded not guilty to charges of murder and unlawful possession of a firearm.

He appeared before Justice Anne Hinton via an audio-visual link from Springfield Prison.

Carden-Soole gestured to a small group of supporters in the public gallery of the courtroom at the beginning of his appearance today, saying "love you guys".

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His lawyer Russell Boot acknowledged there were no grounds to continue an interim name suppression order made at Carden-Soole's first appearance in Hamilton last month.

Carden will reappear in the Tauranga court for a hearing to consider bail on February 17.

A trial is expected to be set down for later this year.

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