A 31-year-old
man has appeared in Whakatane District Court this morning
charged following the fatal stabbing of a 23-year-old man in
Kawerau last night.
Both the name of the accused and the
victim have been suppressed by the court.
The man will
re-appear on Wednesday, 16 January. At this stage he is
charged with assault.
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