A 13-year-old boy accused of murdering a west Auckland dairy owner by stabbing him in the neck inside the dairy has appeared in court.
The boy, who cannot be named because of his age, appeared in the Waitakere Youth Court this afternoon and entered no plea to a charge of murdering father-of-two Arun Kumar.
Judge Lisa Tremewan said the boy would next appear in the High Court at Auckland later this month. He will remain in custody until then.
He did not enter a plea on the other charge he faces - of assaulting Mr Kumar with intent to rob him.
A 12-year-old boy, who also appeared today, entered no plea to the joint charge of assault with intent to rob.