Emotions ran high outside a Hamilton District Court after three people appeared on historic assault and kidnapping charges.
A Hamilton woman, 24, a Hamilton man, 60, and a Waihi woman, 45, all entered not guilty pleas to charges of kidnapping and injuring with intent in relation to the death of Joshua Terrey on December 1, 2019.
Terrey's body was found in a garden at the Western Community Centre in the Hamilton suburb of Nawton.
Today, the three accused appeared before Judge Robert Spear where, through their respective counsel, they entered not guilty pleas.