Karori murder accused trio plead not guilty

5:33 pm on 5 March 2021

Three people charged in relation to the murder of a man in the Wellington suburb of Karori have pleaded not guilty in the High Court in Wellington.

18072016 Photo: Rebekah Parsons-King. Wellington High Court.

Photo: RNZ / Rebekah Parsons-King

Rau Tongia was killed on Percy Dyett Drive in the early hours of 20 December.

All three accused can now be named.

Breeze Hunt-Weston, 27, has pleaded not guilty to murder and wounding with intent to cause grievous bodily harm.

Tain Tararo, 19, pleaded not guilty to being an accessory to murder after the fact.

Louise Kelly Hume pleaded not guilty to murder.