Manslaughter count plea

Auckland: Two teens charged with manslaughter following the death of an 18yearold in central Auckland pleaded not guilty through their lawyers yesterday as they appeared in the High Court at Auckland for the first time.

Name suppression will continue for the defendants, a male and a female also both 18, at least until a hearing next month.

The Crown agreed yesterday to no longer seek name suppression for victim Connor Boyd, of East Auckland.

Mr Boyd died at Auckland City Hospital on April 27. His death came three days after he was critically injured while on foot near the intersection of Customs St East and Commerce St about 2.35am.

Justice Fitzgerald yesterday set a trial date of October 2023. —