13 May 2015

Taupo murder-accused pleads not guilty

5:15 pm on 13 May 2015

A Taupo man charged with the murder of a Taupo woman has pleaded not guilty in the Rotorua High Court.

Martin Cranswick Schofield is charged with murdering Katrina Rose Drummond, whose body was found by the police in an Elizabeth Street house last month. She was 47.

Mr Schofield is next due to appear for a case hearing review on 15 July and will stand trial in March next year.