Trial date set for Waihau Bay murder accused
By Samantha MotionRegional Content Leader·Bay of Plenty Times·
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Save The remote East Coast settlement of Waihau Bay. Photo / File
The case of an alleged murder in a remote East Coast settlement is set to go to trial next year.
Luke Tupua Hati of Waihau Bay appeared in the High Court at Tauranga yesterday
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The 41-year-old is defending a charge of murdering Haurewa Ririnui in Waihau Bay on June
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Hati was remanded in custody ahead of a trial set to start on October 26 next year in Rotorua.
