Teenager seeks bail in Indian-origin man's murder

Wellington, Sep 16 : A 13-year-old boy accused of stabbing a dairy owner to death in New Zealand Tuesday requested a court to grant him bail. The boy has been an accused in the killing of Indian-origin man Arun Kumar, 57, in June at the Railside Dairy in Henderson in west Auckland, which the victim owned, the New Zealand Herald reported. A bail application for the teenager was heard in the Auckland High Court. The court has reserved its decision after lengthy submissions. The accused is currently in the care of a youth facility. His co-accused, a 12-year-old boy, was initially charged only with assaulting Arun Kumar with intent to rob but police later added a count of manslaughter against him. The two accused are due to face trial at the high court in November.