Hokitika baby death: Boy's father David Sinclair denies murder

David Sinclair has denied murdering a baby in Hokitika on July 9 this year.

A West Coast father has today denied murdering a 10-month-old baby.

David Grant Sinclair, 30, is charged with killing C.J. Bodhi Brian White-Sinclair at Hokitika on July 9.

Interim name suppression for Sinclair lifted at a Greymouth High Court session in Christchurch this morning.

Sinclair appeared from prison via audio visual link during the brief appearance.

He pleaded not guilty to the charge.

A trial is scheduled to begin on June 15 next year.

Justice Gerald Nation remanded Sinclair in custody for a case review hearing on September 25.