Gate Pa man Colin Jeffries-Smith, 26, is defending a charge of murdering 58-year-old Lance Wayne Waite. Photo/John Borren
A new trial date has been set for a Tauranga murder-accused.
Gate Pa man Colin Jeffries-Smith, 26, is defending a charge of murdering 58-year-old Lance Wayne Waite.
Police say Mr Waite died on January 3, shortly after being left at Tauranga Hospital's emergency department with critical injuries.
Jeffries-Smith, 26, was
arrested and charged with murder the following day.
At a case review hearing in the High Court at Tauranga this morning Crown prosecutor Anna Pollett said the police investigation had continued after the arrest and further charges were likely to be laid.
