An Australian man has denied murdering New Zealander Warriena Tagpuno Wright, who fell to her death from a 14th storey balcony on the Gold Coast. Gable Tostee denies murdering the 26-year-old, who fell from his high-rise Gold Coast unit in the early hours of August 8 in 2014.warriena_wright_53ee67174d.jpg Warriena Tagpuno WrightMs Wright was in Australia for a two-week holiday and to attend a friend's wedding. She met 30-year-old Tostee for a date on August 7 after connecting on Tinder. Today her mother, Merzabeth Tagpuno, broke down in tears as Tostee pleaded not guilty to the murder charge at the start of his at the Brisbane Supreme Court. A jury of seven women and six men have been empanelled for the trial before Justice Byrne, expected to take about eight days.

Source: Otago Daily Times October 10, 2016 01:30 UTC