One of two young men accused of murdering a Wellington journalist has abandoned his bid for bail.
Nicho Waipuka, 19, is charged with murdering Phil Cottrell as the Radio New Zealand employee walked home from an overnight shift around dawn on December 10 last year.
Mr Cottrell was beaten and robbed, and died in hospital the following day.
Waipuka and fellow accused Manuel Robinson, 18, were arrested and charged with murder.
Robinson has previously been granted electronic bail on the charge but Waipuka's lawyer, Paul Paino, today said his client had abandoned his bid for bail.
