Ōpua stabbing: 14-year-old boy pleads not guilty to murder 3 Feb, 2021 08:58 PM 2 minutes to read The scene where 22-year-old Bram Willems was stabbed at the corner of SH11 and Waimangaro Rd in Ōpua. Photo / Peter de Graaf Northern Advocate A 14-year-old Northland boy has pleaded not guilty to a murder charge after a fatal stabbing on an Ōpua roadside. Bram Willems, 22, of Ōkaihau, died on the way to hospital after being stabbed around 11pm on January 7. The teenager, who cannot be named due to his age, appeared in the Whangārei High Court on Thursday morning via an audio visual link from a youth justice facility.