Police have had to stop a grieving mother rushing towards a teen, charged with murdering her son
Police have had to stop a grieving mother rushing towards a teen, charged with murdering her son
17 August 2021
The youth has pleaded not guilty in the Youth Court today to fatally stabbing 16-year-old Zion Purukamu at a party on Friday
He was also charged with wounding two others with intent to cause grievous bodily harm..
Zion's family are yet to hold his funeral - after he was killed on Friday.
Today his crying mother rushed towards the court dock where his alleged killer stood - telling him it should have been him who died..
The accused's mother, uncle and grandmother were also in court - but remained silent.
The youth will reappear in court next month
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