Brent Scott.
The man accused of stabbing his wife to death and attempting to murder his stepdaughter and her boyfriend in Auckland will defend the charges.
Brent Donovan Scott, 49, is accused of the murder of Heidi Welman-Scott, 41, and attempting to kill Taryn Leigh Welman, 22, and her boyfriend Matija Miletic,
also 22, in the North Shore suburb of Albany on November 27.
The defendant appeared in the High Court at Auckland this morning where his lawyer Marie Dyhrberg, QC, entered not guilty pleas on his behalf.
She said a trial would not hinge on forensic evidence and a lot of Crown evidence in that respect would be accepted by her client.
No date was set for the trial - expected to last three weeks - but Ms Dyhrberg said she was hopeful it would take place midway through next year.
