25 Mar 2013

Trial date set in case of Tawa woman's death

12:45 pm on 25 March 2013

A trial date has been set for the man accused of murdering 33-year-old Amanda Taufale, whose body was found in her home in Tawa north of Wellington last November.

Ernest Smith, who is 38, will be tried in the High Court in Wellington, starting on 2 September.

He made a brief appearance on Monday morning at a trial callover in the High Court.