Epsom double-murder: Mental health report ordered before accused enters plea Jean Bell
The man accused of murdering Auckland couple Elizabeth and Herman Bangera will go to trial.
The 29 year old, who has interim name suppression, is accused of two charges of murder and one charge of attempted murder.
This morning in the High Court at Auckland, the man s defence lawyer Paul Pati sought a mental health assessment on whether the man was fit to enter a plea.
The court heard the man had been admitted to the psychiatric hospital, the Mason Clinic.
Justice Sally Fitzgerald called for a mental health report to be completed ahead of a plea being entered.
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Roading rage: Frustration as key road projects will not get over the line Phil Pennington © RNZ / Dom Thomas
A half-a-billion-dollar pothole in road funding has been patched over but key projects remain in jeopardy.
Money is especially scarce for State Highway improvements, public transport infrastructure and the government s flagship safety strategy Road to Zero.
This has come at a crucial time when the country s transport plans for the next three years are being drawn up, and as the Transport Agency (NZTA) tries to find new revenue sources amid a funding review. © RNZ/ Andrew McRae
Katikati Mayor Garry Webber spent yesterday morning in a meeting of the Western Bay of Plenty s roading committee. He emerged newly doused in exasperation.