The lawyer of a man charged after his dog allegedly caused the death of a newborn baby is hoping police will drop their prosecution.
The man, in his 20s, reappeared in the Hamilton District Court today on a charge of owning a dog which caused death or serious injury to a one-day-old baby in Hamilton on October 25 last year.
The man's lawyer, Charles Bean, entered a not guilty plea to the charge.
He then told Judge Jonathan Down that he was "hopeful that police will reconsider their prosecution".
Bean also addressed the issue of his client's interim name suppression and asked that it be extended until his next appearance date.
