The man, whose name is suppressed, will face a trial at the High Court in Auckland from November 4. Justice Moore served for 20 years as the Auckland Crown solicitor. The following year he prosecuted his first trial in the High Court at Rotorua, at the age of 22. Defence lawyer Ron Mansfield is a firm fixture in the High Court and Court of Appeal. Mansfield also defended Shivneel Kumar, who burned Auckland man Shalvin Prasad to death before spending Prasad's life savings.

Source: Stuff November 01, 2019 18:56 UTC