Hayden Miles murder accused committed for trial

Christchurch teenager Hayden Miles. Photo / Supplied

The man accused of murdering Christchurch schoolboy Hayden Miles has been committed for trial.

Gavin John Gosnell, 27, is accused of killing the 15-year-old, whose remains were found at a Christchurch cemetery last year after a four-month missing persons probe.

Today, Christchurch District Court officials confirmed that Gosnell, who remains in custody at the city's men's prison, will fight the charge at a trial later in the year.

Gosnell, 27, will appear in court next on June 1 for a pre-trial conference.

Miles was in Child, Youth and Family care when he missing after going to a friend's house at Cashel St, in Linwood, on August 22 last year.

His remains were found on December 13 at the nearby Ruru Lawn Cemetery and his distraught family laid him to rest at a memorial service on December 23.

An 18-year-old woman, who has name suppression, has been charged with being an accessory after the fact to the murder.

She has been remanded on bail and will appear in court next week.