Emily Longley murder accused pleads not guilty

Emily Longley, pictured with Elliot Turner earlier this year. Photo / Supplied

The man accused of murdering New Zealand student Emily Longley in England has pleaded not guilty.

Elliot Turner, 20, denied murder and perverting the course of justice when he appeared at Winchester Crown Court, BBC News reported overnight.

His parents, who are charged with intending to pervert the course of justice by failing to call an ambulance, also pleaded not guilty.

Turner was remanded in custody while his parents were released on conditional bail.

A trial of all three is expected to start on April 16 next year and is expected to take one month.

Ms Longley's body was found in the bed of on-off boyfriend Elliot in the seaside resort of Bournemouth in May.

Ms Longley, a 17-year-old student, had been living with her grandparents near Bournemouth since moving from Auckland earlier this year.